Cannybots 3D printed fun!
Cannybots is an incredibly cool project on YouMagine and Kickstarter. Cannybots is a series of super fun 3D printed car robots meant to get kids involved with technology. They’ve raised $163,000 so far on Kickstarter. For $89 you can get a Cannybot kit on Kickstarter.
Kids playing with Cannybots
The video below shows you the Cannybots in action!
Cannybots running on black tape from Cannybots on Vimeo.
The complete Cannybots kit.
The complete Cannybots kit.
Dialing in your 3D Printer to get the settings right can be a long an arduous process. 3D printers have a lot of variables including: the material, temperature, ambient temperature, humidity, airflow, settings affecting all directions, backlash on parts, the way parts are fitted, electronics, firmware, flow rate and many more. Learning how they interact with each other and how changes over time can affect your performance can take time. Happily we’re a lot of people learning together! Many have uploaded test files and protocols to YouMagine in order to ensure that others can quickly improve the quality and repeatability of their prints.
Test Pieces
I made a collection of the most relevant test pieces on YouMagine here. You can see other awesome collections here.