Comments for Modular Robotics Blog http://www.modrobotics.com/blog News from our development team. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:31:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Deciding on a Color Palette for the Blocks by Gabe Johnson http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=143&cpage=1#comment-29 Gabe Johnson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:31:07 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=143#comment-29 I can't wait to see what the transparent ones look like. Especially if they have moving parts in there... if I were 12 I would probably break the thing open to gain access to them. Though the transparentness might also have a weird vibe when put together with everything else... like having a window that lets people see your spleen. Should be cool though. I can’t wait to see what the transparent ones look like. Especially if they have moving parts in there… if I were 12 I would probably break the thing open to gain access to them. Though the transparentness might also have a weird vibe when put together with everything else… like having a window that lets people see your spleen. Should be cool though.

]]> Comment on roBlocks Needs a New Name by Didier Solheid http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-18 Didier Solheid Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:48:41 +0000 http://128j.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-18 SimpleBlocks MyBlocks EasyBlocks SweetBlocks B'Lock IA Block Block & Play SimpleBlocks
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EasyBlocks
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B’Lock

IA Block

Block & Play

]]> Comment on roBlocks Needs a New Name by Early Learning Center http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-17 Early Learning Center Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:18:02 +0000 http://128j.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-17 A well researched site, I'll link to it from my site thanks A well researched site, I’ll link to it from my site thanks

]]> Comment on Objet: Our New Favorite 3D Printer by General Fabb http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-28 General Fabb Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:30:08 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=119#comment-28 If you're interested in following the news on 3D Printing and digital fabrication, you might consider reading our blog at <a href="http://fabbaloo.com" rel="nofollow">Fabbaloo</a> or http://fabbaloo.com If you’re interested in following the news on 3D Printing and digital fabrication, you might consider reading our blog at Fabbaloo or http://fabbaloo.com

]]> Comment on Objet: Our New Favorite 3D Printer by Eric http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-27 Eric Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:58:54 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=119#comment-27 @Nilton -- Have you looked at the build-it-yourself 3D printers? Fab@Home prints out of a variety of materials and you assemble it out of US$2000 in materials. It's from the Cornell Computational Synthesis Lab (where I used to work) and is a great platform especially if you're interested in hacking with it, experimenting with new materials, etc. MAKE magazine has another homemade 3D printer called MakerBot and there is also the RepRap project from the UK. If you want a fully packaged, commercial 3D printer, I love the Stratasys Dimension FDM and used it heavily when designing roBlocks. I've used an SST, but it looks like they have a new, smaller printer (the uPrint) out for US$14,900. The Dimension printers are great for prototyping, but they don't have a high enough resolution to test tolerances and snap fits for production. Seems like that might be acceptable for education. Fab@Home: <a href="http://fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page" rel="nofollow">http://fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page</a> Makerbot: <a href="http://www.makerbot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.makerbot.com/</a> RepRap: <a href="http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome" rel="nofollow">http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome</a> Stratasys Dimension: <a href="http://www.dimensionprinting.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dimensionprinting.com/</a> @Nilton — Have you looked at the build-it-yourself 3D printers? Fab@Home prints out of a variety of materials and you assemble it out of US$2000 in materials. It’s from the Cornell Computational Synthesis Lab (where I used to work) and is a great platform especially if you’re interested in hacking with it, experimenting with new materials, etc. MAKE magazine has another homemade 3D printer called MakerBot and there is also the RepRap project from the UK.

If you want a fully packaged, commercial 3D printer, I love the Stratasys Dimension FDM and used it heavily when designing roBlocks. I’ve used an SST, but it looks like they have a new, smaller printer (the uPrint) out for US$14,900. The Dimension printers are great for prototyping, but they don’t have a high enough resolution to test tolerances and snap fits for production. Seems like that might be acceptable for education.

Fab@Home: http://fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Makerbot: http://www.makerbot.com/
RepRap: http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome
Stratasys Dimension: http://www.dimensionprinting.com/

]]> Comment on Objet: Our New Favorite 3D Printer by Eric http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-26 Eric Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:39:49 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=119#comment-26 @Bernardo: I sent you one via email... @Bernardo: I sent you one via email…

]]> Comment on Objet: Our New Favorite 3D Printer by Nilton Lessa http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-25 Nilton Lessa Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:29:43 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=119#comment-25 "The only catch is that the machine costs about $115,000." Hum, yes, a big catch. :-) Do you recommend any other for low-budget educational institutions? I was planning to purchase one from Desktop Factory but it seems the company will close cause of economic crisis.... Bests regards, Nilton “The only catch is that the machine costs about $115,000.”
Hum, yes, a big catch. :-)

Do you recommend any other for low-budget educational institutions? I was planning to purchase one from Desktop Factory but it seems the company will close cause of economic crisis….

Bests regards,

Nilton

]]> Comment on Objet: Our New Favorite 3D Printer by Bernardo http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-24 Bernardo Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:12:25 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=119#comment-24 Hello there. I saw roBlocks at TEI09 and I am mentioning it in my master thesis on "Tangible Interactions for Playing" but unfortunately I can't find a picture of blocks working together in a printable resolution. Could you please send me one? A not-cut version of the image you use on the top of this blog would be perfect. Thank you in advance. Regards, Bernardo. Hello there.

I saw roBlocks at TEI09 and I am mentioning it in my master thesis on “Tangible Interactions for Playing” but unfortunately I can’t find a picture of blocks working together in a printable resolution. Could you please send me one? A not-cut version of the image you use on the top of this blog would be perfect.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Bernardo.

]]> Comment on Kids, Creativity, and Embedded Computing by Eric http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=37&cpage=1#comment-20 Eric Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:26:32 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=37#comment-20 Thanks Ramesh! Fixed it. Thanks Ramesh! Fixed it.

]]> Comment on Kids, Creativity, and Embedded Computing by Ramesh http://www.modrobotics.com/blog/?p=37&cpage=1#comment-19 Ramesh Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:53:21 +0000 http://blog.modularrobotics.net/?p=37#comment-19 Just thought you might want to know that the hyperlink above for the "Creativity & Coginition" web-site erroneously points to "http://http//www.creativityandcognition09.org/" when it should be "http://www.creativityandcognition09.org/". Just thought you might want to know that the hyperlink above for the “Creativity & Coginition” web-site erroneously points to “http://http//www.creativityandcognition09.org/” when it should be “http://www.creativityandcognition09.org/”.

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