Well, I haven't made any
progress other than trying to continue securing help to get pieces printed, so
I figured I would put in a small piece of writing for no real reason other than
the fact that it's related. So here it is.
A 3D printer in the home
is an almost unimaginable feat for most people, including myself, but what if
it wasn’t? Introducing the Mendel. Made by a small company called Reprap, it
costs almost $1500 to make. I’m looking to lower that cost to less than $1000
and make the printer easier to assemble and use. This will target entrepreneurs
looking to kick-start a manufacturing business, and will also be of interest to
residential users looking for a hobby, similar to myself. This project marks
the start of something bigger for me, allowing me to see that I can build
machines that could change the world.
Having the ability to
design something that can replicate itself is amazing! Why was I inspired to do
this project instead of some other one, like designing a toy or a car for the
marketplace? That's because I am passionate about engineering; the art of
taking knowledge of mathematics and science and using them to invent, design
and build many amazing things. One great example of such ingenuity is the steam
engine, a driving factor in the industrial revolution and a key player in the
evolution of technology. What's the next step in our technological evolution?
Robots? Flying cars? My belief is that our next major step forward in our path
of technology is a 3D printer which is able to do something so large scale such
as to print houses out of mud, or do something so delicate as printing a human
organ, single cells at a time. Having an understanding of the technology that
may one day become a part of our society in more ways than one would be
extremely important in my lifetime, which is why I wish to pursue this project.
Through this project I hope to gain an understanding of what may one day make
most of the world, and maybe even the people, around us.
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