Posted on 05/11/2013 4:33:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
According to BotObjects' product copy, this previously unknown hardware and software company has a revolutionary product on its hands in its new ProDesk3D 3D printer. Among other highlights, which my colleague Michelle Starr wrote about earlier this week for CNET Australia, the ability to print objects in a full range of colors from common PLA plastic would instantly put the ProDesk3D at the top of the consumer-grade printer market.
Follow along the reader comments on the various posts covering BotObjects announcement though, and you'll find a common refrain of skepticism.
"So we have computer-generated images of the printer. No images of prints. No images of the device proper. No cost. No details on the 'cartridge system'. No details on the internal mechanics (Either say 'based on the reprap pro' or say 'entirely new guide/position system'). Claiming capabilities and qualities far beyond what the most advanced/expensive devices on the market can claim," said an anonymous SlashDot poster.
Wired's Joseph Flaherty tweeted, "Lack of a proof of concept printed part is especially damning."
The most expansive doubt comes from Joris Peels, a former community manager at 3D printing bureau Shapeways, and cofounder of now-tabled 3D printing maker Origo. In a post on his blog VoxelFab entitled "My doubts about BotObjects," Peels goes through a point-by-point breakdown of BotObjects' announcement, leading off with the following:
I really want this thing to be true and real. It would be wonderful. And I will be the first to admit I was wrong and apologize profusely if this incredible idea is real. If this were a concept I would go easy on it but they say they have this device and it will be on the market in weeks. I am highly skeptical.....
(Excerpt) Read more at reviews.cnet.com ...
Exploring 7 materials with 3D printing
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130413-exploring-7-materials-with-3d-printing.html
It’s powered by LENR.
Yeah and the good thing is, PLA is more brittle than ABS, so when your 3D-printed gun blows up, the shrapnel might be more lethal. (Unfortunately, to the operator)
Awesome stuff...Drudge helped, too...DDD, SSYS, XONE are great public versions, too.
3D hoax?
I hope their claims are true. At 25 micron precision this printer would create objects with more quality than a typical photo. That is over 1000 dot per inch. Among other things, a bitmap image could be applied to the surface of a 3d object it prints.
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