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Grant Imahara 3D Printed Iron Man Gauntlet
Grant Imahara, Former MythBuster, along with engineer Allen Pan in partnership with Marvel and Mouser, takes on the challenge to create working versions of Captain America: Civil War weapons. "Captain America's shield and Iron Man's gauntlet," Imahara says in the video. "Two engineers on a mission to take superhero tech out of the film world and into reality." What result was a series of great short videos showing how Imahara created an Iron Man gauntlet using his Ultimaker with a working Laser. Imahara used an Ultimaker 3D Printer to develop pieces for the Iron Man Gauntlet, which he attached a...
3D Printable Headphones by Print+
Last year we backed a fantastic Kickstarter campaign by startup print+. Their Kickstarter campaign which got funded within 48 hours of launch, was for 3D Printable DIY headphones which people can print and customize to their liking. Although the delivery date to fullfill their backers have been delayed, print+ has been very open and continuously providing backers with updates on their progress. The current delay they explained, is because they are ensuring the quality of the electronic components of the kits and not compromising on quality. Patrick Schuur, founder of 3D printing startup print+ talked to Ultimaker about how their developed the...
Assistive Technology with Ability Mate
How can 3D Printing assist people with disabilities by make their lives a little bit easier? This is what a small disruptive group of talented designer, called AbilityMate, set out to do. Their aim is to increase innovation and reduce cost of Assistive Tech by 10x across the board. They have been working on prototypes, which is starting to change the lives of those they help. February this year, Karingal and AbilityMate held an innovative design make-a-thon at respite house Melaluka. The resulting designs from the session were made using 3D printing technology sponsored by Imaginables. Using Ultimaker 3D printers,...
Grooming Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs
Kids as young as 9 to 12 were enrolled in a unique kids Business skills program in Melbourne recently. The program called "Lemonade Stand" if giving primary school entrepreneurs a head start by learning basic business skills, web design, 3D Printing Prototypes and mobile app development at a course run by innovation consultants Collective Campus. We spoke to Co-Founder Steve Glaveski said his two-day program helped children understand how to take small risks and learn by their failures. "If you think about kids' businesses, it's always about a couple of five or six year olds on the footpath selling homemade lemonade," he...
Preventative Blindness with a 3D printed Eye Examination Kit
A New Zealand doctor, Dr Hong, has developed a low cost eye examination kit using the Ultimaker 3D Printer. Dr Hong believes sight is one of the most important sensory perceptions, as it is one of those senses that once you lose it, its going to affect your independence, you work , your confidence and self esteem. Dr Hong founded oDocs Eye Care, a group that has developed an open source medical equipment that have been printed on an Ultimaker for Eye diagnoses. Using the Ultimaker 2+, Dr Hong created a smart phone retinal imaging adapter and anterior...