Robots

DIY Robot Does 3D Carving: Self-Replication Still Far-Off

By Gizmodo US Edition on June 11, 2008 at 11:30 PM

Robots robots robots… from sexy ones to fighting ones, we love them here at Giz. But this amazing project by commenter winchy_matt over at Robosavvy has me in two minds. It’s a modified DIY hexapod robot with a motorised Dremel-tool nose, and Matt’s written some code that lets the robot move the cutting tool with precision, so it acts like a little precision CNC mill. And it’s amazing: wait til you see the video of it in action, carving out a model. But is this project a scary step towards self-replicating ‘bots?

hexapodCNC1hexapodCNC2hexapodCNC3hexapodCNC4

Tagged:

Comments (AU Comments | US Comments)

  • Mikey from Oregon
    September 4, 2008 at 11:51 PM

    That is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I am a CNC hobbyist and fiddle with robotics as well. but this thing. WOW!!!

    Permalink Reply

Post Your Comments

Got something to say? There are two ways to comment:

1. Guests

Click here to comment instantly.

2. Facebook Users

Click below to comment using your Facebook account.

We're looking for comments that are interesting, substantial or highly amusing. If your comments are excessively self-promotional, obnoxious, or even worse, boring, you will be banned from commenting. All comments are moderated.