My latest project is all about artificial intelligence and robotics. Probably every father dreams of not having to sort his children’s (or his own) Lego bricks to find that one brick that is needed to complete the model. Since I love both robotics and AI, I had to combine the two.
More …My mind tends to wander from one project to the next. Which means, most of my projects are fairly small and I tend to forget about posting them here. I’ve recently been trying to show them off on YouTube using short videos. Here are two I posted in the last month: A home-built robot connected to AWS RoboMaker and SageMaker and a simple storage solution for a wooden puzzle.
More …I’ve been running a number of experiments to get some experience with ColorFabb’s new varioShore filament. This is a TPU filament, so it’s flexible, but the really interesting part is that it will expand when printed. How much it expands depends on the printing temperature.
More …Since my last post, quite some time ago, I have been studying up on designing objects for 3D printing. I created some custom hooks that made my wife happy. I fixed my son’s broken toys. And most recently, I adapted an existing water rocket design to fit the parts I had lying around. Great fun ensued.
More …So lets talk about 3D printers and their fumes. I’ve been heavily into 3D printing for about 2 and a half years, first building a Prusa i3 clone and later buying an Ultimaker 3. One of the things that has always bothered me was the possibility of toxic fumes. About 2 years ago, a study came to light that, yes, indeed, 3D printers do emit things that aren’t good for you. There was a lot of discussion about it around that time, but it seems to have died down.
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