I designed the original version of this toy as a personal challenge to see if I could - and in the process learned a lot about how to design complex moving parts for 3D printing. The design was vastly more successful and popular than I expected, resulting in a lot of requests for printed copies, but I wasn't really happy with it. The major body joints - hip, knee, waist, elbow - were all too wobbly and weak. In robot form, the toy couldn't stand on its own, and the legs would sometimes ...| Drew's Robots
Since being uploaded to Thingiverse and discovered by the internet, my transforming Tardis toy has attracted a lot more attention than I expected. I designed the toy as a challenge to myself, and as a fun project to keep my mind busy during a week off work with not much else to do. My creation has been covered by cnet, Topless Robot, 3ders, technabob, neatorama, and other places, as well as rising straight to the first page on the Popular Things list on Thingiverse. And they're all usin...| Drew's Robots
I haven't been posting much about my 3D printer lately mostly because I've been busy printing things with it. The printer itself hasn't changed much since my last post - the biggest upgrade I've made was switching to a geared extruder motor to solve some overheating issues, and installing a Raspberry Pi print server so I can print over the wifi and don't need to keep my laptop physically plugged in to the printer.| Drew's Robots