Thanks to the now widespread availability of 3d printing companies, even an ordinary person can create their own originally designed product. Most are taking to the newly accessible technology as a means to create custom jewellery. Others are testing the limits of how far they can take 3D printers by printing entire houses with one enormous printer.
If you’re a little more down to earth and enjoy a challenge, the opportunities are endless. A great project for those mechanically inclined is designing your own 3D printed robot with Iannone 3D, a 3D printing service based out of New Jersey.
The amount of work you put into building your product depends on your own personal preferences. Are you looking to simply create a robot, or are you looking for a fun hobby to tinker with after work or on the weekends? There are essentially 2 ways to make your own robot, the easy way or the hard way.
The easy way would be to recreate a robot that someone else has already designed and created in the past. A quick Google search should produce some pretty satisfying tutorials. The step-by-step instructions tell you everything that you’ll need and, in some cases, even includes the STL files.
A STL file is the specific type of file that you’re going to need for telling the printer what to build. After you’ve collected all of the necessary electronic components and tools for the mechanics of the robot, it is critical to have a set of STL files in order to produce the 3D printed parts that will encompass the body.
If the tutorial you find fails to include the necessary files to print your robot frame, it’s up to you to design and create it! This can easily be done using CAD software. If you’re unfamiliar with CAD, it’s highly suggested to seek out help from a friend or someone else that has experience using CAD. For the self-determined, there are plenty of YouTube videos that will show you how to get started with CAD and maybe even how to design your specific robot body if it is popular enough.
Once you get your STL file made in CAD, you can send it to Iannone 3D and have them print it in the correct colour and material that you would like (ABS, Nylon, PC, Ultem and more). You will receive your plastic parts soon and be ready to assemble your robot!
If you’re the adventurous type and refuse to take the easy way out, you’re in for the challenge of designing your custom 3D printed robot. The steps would essentially be the same with that mandatory step of creating your own STL file via CAD. The bonus to this method is you get to create any shape and size robot you want. Of course you can still rely on Iannone 3D to print it for you. Their prices are usually cheaper than competitive 3D printing companies and they have great customer service!
Blog source : https://sites.google.com/site/iannone3dcom/
If you’re a little more down to earth and enjoy a challenge, the opportunities are endless. A great project for those mechanically inclined is designing your own 3D printed robot with Iannone 3D, a 3D printing service based out of New Jersey.
The amount of work you put into building your product depends on your own personal preferences. Are you looking to simply create a robot, or are you looking for a fun hobby to tinker with after work or on the weekends? There are essentially 2 ways to make your own robot, the easy way or the hard way.
The easy way would be to recreate a robot that someone else has already designed and created in the past. A quick Google search should produce some pretty satisfying tutorials. The step-by-step instructions tell you everything that you’ll need and, in some cases, even includes the STL files.
A STL file is the specific type of file that you’re going to need for telling the printer what to build. After you’ve collected all of the necessary electronic components and tools for the mechanics of the robot, it is critical to have a set of STL files in order to produce the 3D printed parts that will encompass the body.
If the tutorial you find fails to include the necessary files to print your robot frame, it’s up to you to design and create it! This can easily be done using CAD software. If you’re unfamiliar with CAD, it’s highly suggested to seek out help from a friend or someone else that has experience using CAD. For the self-determined, there are plenty of YouTube videos that will show you how to get started with CAD and maybe even how to design your specific robot body if it is popular enough.
Once you get your STL file made in CAD, you can send it to Iannone 3D and have them print it in the correct colour and material that you would like (ABS, Nylon, PC, Ultem and more). You will receive your plastic parts soon and be ready to assemble your robot!
If you’re the adventurous type and refuse to take the easy way out, you’re in for the challenge of designing your custom 3D printed robot. The steps would essentially be the same with that mandatory step of creating your own STL file via CAD. The bonus to this method is you get to create any shape and size robot you want. Of course you can still rely on Iannone 3D to print it for you. Their prices are usually cheaper than competitive 3D printing companies and they have great customer service!
Blog source : https://sites.google.com/site/iannone3dcom/