New 5-Axis 3D Printer Creates Simple Wire Frame Models in Real Time
Watch this 5-axis 3D printer in action! Right now it only prints simple wireframes, but imagine the possibilities.
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Here Are the 5 Finalists for the Pitch Your Prototype Challenge
The winning project will be announced at MakerCon New York during the week of September 21. Here’s a breakdown of the five finalists.
It’s The Last Week To Vote For Your Favorite Prototype
This is the last week to vote for your favorite entry to the Pitch Your Prototype challenge, a collaboration between Make: and Cornell University with the goal of digging up the most promising prototypes from the Maker community. Visit this page to view all contestants and cast your vote. Here are some late-breaking entries that caught […]
Cast Your Vote in the Pitch Your Prototype Challenge
The Pitch Your Prototype challenge is now closed to new entries, but it’s not too late to vote for your favorite submission. Online voting will run until May 18, and the winning individual or team will be announced at MakerCon New York on September 21. As the clock wound down, the contest received a rash […]
This Prototype Uses a RepRap To Play Air Hockey
With just a week left in the Pitch Your Prototype challenge, Jose Julio’s entry is more lighthearted than some of the more practical or conceptual submissions so far — though it’s still technologically impressive. Julio’s daughter enjoys air hockey, so he wondered whether he could create a robot that could hold its own against a human […]
How Hard Can You Punch the PunchBot?
One question had always bothered Russell Munro. “I have been practicing various Martial Arts styles for over 15 years and have always been curious about one particularly primitive part of my pugilist pastime: how hard I can punch?” Munro asked. “More than that I want to know ‘pound for pound’ is it all about size […]
The Bloomiere Casts Gentle Light, Or Blossoms Into Shade
Previous prototypes entered in the Pitch Your Prototype challenge have included an inexpensive medical device, educational kits and even an agricultural robot that plucks individual weeds out of the ground. A new entry, Bloomiere, takes the contest in another direction with a conceptual prototype that bridges elements of lighting design, city planning and art. The prototype, called Bloomiere, responds to […]
