Week #2 update
Our main accomplishment this week is that the frame for our 3D printer is all done. Yay!
The thing is, to build a 3D printer you need some parts 3D printed (so that it can then reprint itself and conquer the Earth 😈). So we took a field trip to our school's fancy 3D printers and (profound thanks to Mark!) were able to lay out the first batch of parts, ready to be printed. This will take about 17 hours to print.
While we are waiting for our physical parts, let's talk control boards. We originally planned to use an Arduino board, but then... Luis gave us some pie. That is, Raspberry Pi. So, we managed to get it up and running and ready to play with. Can you believe this thingy is a fully functioning Linux based computer with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and just about everything else?
It's robust and fairly stable, and ready to hold all the other parts together.
Work in progress.
While we are waiting for our physical parts, let's talk control boards. We originally planned to use an Arduino board, but then... Luis gave us some pie. That is, Raspberry Pi. So, we managed to get it up and running and ready to play with. Can you believe this thingy is a fully functioning Linux based computer with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and just about everything else?
Patience is the key.
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