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RoboBeast: A Toughened 3D Printer

Posted by Soulskill on from the will-3d-print-you-a-beard dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Carpenter Richard van As shot to fame a year ago thanks to a 3D-printed prosthetic he developed to help him get back to work after an accident. A year later, RoboHand has helped hundreds of people who can't afford expensive prosthetics, and has been used all over the world. Now van As is back with RoboBeast — the 3D printer built to be extremely durable, designed specifically for taking RoboHand into conflict zones and areas of extreme poverty."

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  1. Recursive solution by tomhath · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Kudos to him for his work. Better for someone to just get this done instead of waiting for governments/UN/etc to finally get around to talking about it

  2. Re:Old news. DeltaMaker already did it. by Cutterman · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm South African and I've built stuff for Africa (a paraplegic turning frame).

    It has to be very simple and very very tough as well as repairable by the village blacksmith.

    I reckon van As knows more about it than you or Deltamaker.

    The Cutter