Self-replicating robots? The stuff of science fiction, right! Perhaps not! While I am not fearing an invasion by Cylons or Skynet,quite yet...the MakerLegoBot is paving the way.
The MakerLegoBot a machine that can take a virtual 3-D model and assemble it using Lego bricks. The 3-D assembler uses three Lego Mindstorms NXT Bricks, along with 9 NXT motors.
A feed system that’s about two-and-a-half feet tall and can hold about 35 bricks connects to the LegoBot. The object that the MakerLegoBot is to assemble is designed in MLCad, a modeling program. A Java app that runs on a PC takes the file from the MLCad software, determines a set of print instructions and sends those instructions over USB to the LegoBot.
The machine retrieves a brick from the feed system and places it in the exact location where it should be. It uses an axle-based release mechanism to leave the brick in place.
I can not wait for my guys to show interest in the Mindstorm stuff. This Christmas is going to be all about Lego Trains.
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