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News

Makelangelo software update v7.3.0-alpha

2016-01-19 Dan

This update for the Makelangelo software contains many new features and UI improvements.

Current translations are out of date. Please submit your translations so that we can share with everyone.

Changes:

  • Streamlined user experience
  • Removes artwork that broke some dialogs
  • Supports localized fonts for text generation
  • Decouples many classes for cleaner, simpler heirarchy
  • Improves preview of machine
  • Shows long image calculations as they are happening (less mystifying)
  • Adds Sandy Noble style
  • Adds some fractal generators

The English translations file can be found here. Please translate only the elements >value<like this>/value<.

Once this update has translations it will become the new official release and the master branch of the software will be updated.

Download it here

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Jigsolve: Nozzle news

2016-01-16 Dan

Thank you to everyone who has sent in links, tips, and offers of help for finding the right nozzle.

Not much has happened. I was gone on a Family new years vacation for two weeks and this right now I’m playing catch-up, filling orders and writing code.

While on the trip I tried to search various chinese suppliers for nozzles. I even reached out to a instagram user xyzaidan to make me a one-off nozzle. (He works in soft robotics, it was a natural fit.) So now I need a rotation system to go with the custom nozzle that is air-tight, unlike the previous generation.

I hope that early next week I’ll have some time to model another nozzle system, one that is completely air-tight, structurally sound, easy to reassemble, and quick to manufacture.

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Jigsolve: Soft nozzle wanted

2016-01-03 Dan

Currently looking for a new way to turn pieces while maintaining good suction grip, and a soft nozzle. Silicone? Please comment with your suggestions.

Nozzle should be <=5mm wide, so it doesn’t go off the edge of the jigsaw pieces.

There must also be a way to rotate the nozzle so the pieces can be turned to fit with their neighbors.

All of this will have to work with a hose at least 120cm long, probably more.

uArm has a very good fit, but I can’t find information on the nozzle, rotation system, contact switch, hose, etc.

Do you have information? Please post it in the comments below.

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Reykjavík University Stewart Platform controlled by a DIY joystick

2015-11-16 Dan

Kristófer Reykjalín shared a video of a Rotary Stewart Platform v2 driven from a home made joystick. A student group studying Mechatronics at Reykjavík University in Iceland used the Stewart Platform to demonstrate what they’ve been studying about control theory.

The team included Kristófer Reykjalín Þorláksson, Haukur Hlíðberg, and Stefán Óli Valdimarsson. Their professor is Joseph Timothy Foley.

Their code is uploaded on Github. Kristófer says the design files for the joystick will be there soon, too are also part of the Github package.

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Barnes & Noble Makerfair

2015-11-11 Dan

Seattle Barnes & Noble Makerfair this weekend was host to Paul Borchert, a local teacher, and his Makelangelo 2.

Paul Borchert

Paul says,

I’m a Makelangelo believer. It’s everything STEM is supposed to be. STEM is so huge in the states, that the term is often used to get attention. Makelangelo is the real deal.

We couldn’t say it better ourselves. Thanks, Paul. You rock!