the device is equipped with four different extruders — a filament extruder, a pellet extruder, an ink extruder, and a heater — and outputted five different materials — dielectric, electrically conductive, soft magnetic, hard magnetic, and flexible.
pretty impressive
An entire article and thread and so far not even a single mention of RepRap? Being able to print the motors was like the single biggest hurdle left for that project!
Reprap currently only prints in plastic. You need metal capability, which can be done but is harder to build. And then you need whatever newly patented tech was used here, which should be available for use in about 20 years.
Honestly kind of huge? 3D printing can allow for really complex geometries that just can’t be practically produced via other methods which could result in more efficient motors or designs with new and desireable torque curves.
Getting closer to replicators… and by replicators I mean…
Did you think we were in the Star Trek timeline? Fat chance!
At least the combine are cool alien fascists instead of regular human earth fascists
But…
I’ve got faith of the heart.
I’m going where my heart will take me.
I’ve got faith to believe.
I can do anything.
I’ve got strength of the soul.
No one’s going to bend or break me.
I can reach any star.
I’ve got faith,
I’ve got faith.
Faith of the heart.Well at least if we were on the Stargate timeline, we’d have:
- SG1
- the literal city of Atlantis (seriously, like, when can I move in?)
- if all else fails, plan C(4)
Mmmm… Serious putty!
Only a matter of time before these advanced printers begin printing themselves, then we’ll have to develop a 4D printer to fight them off!
Cool, one step closer to Von Neumann probes.
