There must be something wrong with me. The idea of a “unibody” Mendel cast as several large chunks of polyurethane with nylon fasteners, is a pretty cool concept.
Then I thought of a Mendel wearing a unitard – which is just weird.
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And I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords
+1 to that. Its a good idea worth pursuing.
I have access to commercial 3d plastic printers and laser cutters at uni so can print stuff off cheaply, but getting some of the hardware is proving a bit tricky. This bypasses so much of that!
Just a few of questions:
1. How much deformation is there in the elongated sections? I’m presuming it would be comparable to the flex of the steel rods. In other words, insignificant to the accuracy of the printer.
2. Have you tried any kind of ESO or other optimization? (This does depend greatly on implementation)
3. Most importantly, when are you making more?!
@Andy: Sorry! I was just posting about the unibody Mendel I saw – I didn’t make it.