As part of a university research project, Vimal Patel was asked to make something out of biodegradable 3D printer filament. The theme of the project is called Monomateriality — making products out of a single material to aid the manufacturing process, and after the product is used, ease of recycling. Continue reading “LEGO Based 3Doodler Uses Regular Filament (VIDEO)”
Uberblox: The Lego of the 3D printer age?
As cool and wonderful as Lego is, those plastic bricks can be tricky to handle if you want to step up from mere constructive play into serious custom-built prototyping. UberBlox hopes to fill that gap. It’s a metal construction set and prototyping system with a single-connector locking mechanism and a variety of control boxes for accommodating whatever computer connection or automation needs a project might have. Continue reading “Uberblox: The Lego of the 3D printer age?”
Lego and 3D Printing, a Maker’s Perfect Match
Is Lego a maker’s tool? But, more importantly, is Lego destined to play a much bigger role than previously imagined in the world of making and in tomorrow’s self manufacturing? The faBrickation team at the Hasso Plattner Institut in Germany seems to think so. Continue reading “Lego and 3D Printing, a Maker’s Perfect Match”
What will LEGO do with 3D Printing?
It is the one million (actually more likely to be a few billion) dollar question: how is LEGO going to exploit the possibilities offered by 3D printing? The Danish company has always proven itself capable of reinventing itself. Even at a time when video games and interactive toys began to challenge its business, it reacted by embracing the new technologies, and, instead of suffering from the new competition, it grew exponentially through it. Continue reading “What will LEGO do with 3D Printing?”
Watch: An Ingenious Lego Machine For Sorting Legos
From brickmaster Akiyuky comes another insanely incredible Lego machine Continue reading “Watch: An Ingenious Lego Machine For Sorting Legos”
The first flying LEGO drone
Equipped with a Go Pro camera to record it’s surroundings and a first person view (FPV) camera and transmitter sending back live video images to its pilot the Lego quadrocopter is an advanced machine (VIDEO). Continue reading “The first flying LEGO drone”
Become a Lego Minifigure with Firebox’s 3D printed heads
The product which lets you put your own head on a range of toy figures is “selling really well”. Continue reading “Become a Lego Minifigure with Firebox’s 3D printed heads”
Give Your Minifig (Lego puppet) his own hat
The designer Andreas Holzer loves creating new and interesting hats for this little Legofigurines. Continue reading “Give Your Minifig (Lego puppet) his own hat”
Lego and 3D printing!
3D Milling Machine, slow but it works (VIDEO)! Continue reading “Lego and 3D printing!”