RoboBeast: A Toughened 3D Printer

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."

This could prove interesting.

[allaunjsilverfox2]

If it proves sturdy enough, it could be used for quick and dirty parts durning disasters. Or even in situ repairs where humans can not go due to danger. For a example, a squad of drones carry the device itself and a explorer bot. And then you can print off custom tools needed for that situation.

Old news. DeltaMaker already did it.

[Thantik]

Deltamaker [deltamaker.com] already did it, and is a much cooler machine to look at. No frame adjustments needed, automatic bed leveling, T-slot and makerslide based frame which is going to take a load of abuse before anything could actually damage it.

Re:Recursive solution

[PopeRatzo]

Start the clock running to when he gets shut down for violating some patent or TOS. The problem is he's not using his invention to get rich.

He's taking money out of the mouths of medical device industry CEOs. Can't let that happen.