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It's a good idea but at 160$ for a 6" robot it really should be moveable. Also I see that these are not aimed at children but making them more resistant (built
by jonnycowboy 15y ago
It's a good idea but at 160$ for a 6" robot it really should be moveable. Also I see that these are not aimed at children but making them more resistant (built from more flexible / tough materials) would be one of those 10x moments.
- rbanffy 15y agoThey have to work within the limitations of the 3D printing technology they have access to.
- pdx 15y agoThey ruin it with the last step, where you add random bolts, vents, etc all over the robot. By ruin it, I mean to say, up until that step, everything is just "select from this set of body parts". If you kept it as a "select from this set of body parts", they could use any material they wanted and just injection mold all sizes / all body parts, and assemble them to order, just like dolls. That allows moving arms, legs, and head as well as allows rubbery material selection and color options. The option of using standard molded parts only goes away on the last step, when you add the random features which then force them to use 3d printing. In my opinion, those features are not worth the loss of manufacturing flexibility that they cost.
- jonnycowboy 15y agoI definitely agree that those features are not really worth the manufacturing flexibility however I think using standard joint design, 3D printing can still be used (ie: as a ball/socket). Based on the other comment here I don't think their choice of material was good, dropping it one foot should definitely not break it!