Mashup

Interesting cultural mashup : ThinkGeek meets ModCloth. 

Another Solar CNC

Another nice Solar CNC machine.

Resilient Manufacturing and SpimeScript

Something I'm thinking about a lot at the moment is resilient, local, sustainable, on-demand manufacturing :

• Over on SmartDisorganised, a quick post about SpimeScript. 

• I'm currently organising the London Future Manufacturing meetup. And having some parallel conversations at the London Hackspace. If you're in London and into this stuff, get in touch.

• I have a new project in the works which I'll be unveiling soon ...

Printed Record

How awesome is this?

A 3D printed record that can be played on a toy turntable! And it was generated from Processing.

(WarpLink) Contrast : Pot Jockey

Printed Dashboard

OK. So this is an effectively an advert but it shows where 3D printing is going in mainstream manufacturing.

RepRap Quality Improvements

Its official, RepRap has now surpassed the commercial Fused deposition modeling 3d printers in machine affordability, price for filiment, and NOW build quality.

According to the RepRap blog.

This is really cool : Illuminated Land Shark robots.

Amazing mechanical Turing machine.

(Hat-tip Eleanor)

Johnny Chung Lee :

Now, I could simply make a kurmudgenly claim that the quality of professional/research/academic work has gone down. But, I actually don't think that's true. In my opinion, what is happening is that the quality of independent projects are getting better.... fast. Which, I think resonates with this observation of a "DIY Revolution".

I missed this breakfast talk on Personal Manufacturing. But you can now see videos of the Q&A session on the site.

I have increasing respect for Adrian Bowyer.

OMFG!

Cheap printed autonomous fliers.

We are racing towards a zero-privacy future.