3d fabrication and robotic control

[da]

I thought this was cool, if pricey: a service to make your sketchup, 2nd life, or wii avatar in coloured plaster.

But this is probably cooler: Build a Candyfab 4000 to fabricate your objects from sugar. DIY, $500 parts. (Link via secretsoflife)

Indeed, it's based around a controller board kit which might even be useful for work. I'm tempted to inquire with a prof about using this board to assist with developing better servo-motor controls for one of the labs. *ponder ponder ponder*

Comments

[oldgrover.livejournal.com]

I saw that Candyfab 4000 - that is just amazing. Be very cool to build, too

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

It surely would.

I'm left wondering what I'd do with an artistic medium that turns 100lbs of sugar into a solid structure two feet by one foot by 9 inches in size.

Big candy typography comes to mind, or a model city.

[secretsoflife.livejournal.com]

i'm serious about wanting to make one :)

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

I believe you. :)

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

I find myself wondering what sort of work could be done on making the heating element much more compact- 2 or 4 times more resolution would be awesome. You could make food-sized art that way. :)

As far as I can tell, right now there are just too many unknowns for what they've done. I don't know nearly enough about building the 2-d plotter part. Yet. :)

I'm about 75% convinced that I want to buy myself one of the controller kits, though.