News and projects

cSpring

cSpring is an awesome educational biped robot platform with a makerbeam frame. Read all about it on www.cognitivespring.com

The Stinger - CNC PCB mill

live plotter

polar plotter

sumo robot

We received pictures of a MakerBeam project: a sumo robot. It is a typical use of makerbeams. The beams provide the framework for several parts.The pictures were sent by Oscar Rodriguez Parra saying: "makerbeam has been useful for me joining several parts of the chassis"

Cyrus 3D printer

Mini CNC Machine

robot with makerbeam chassis

The latest in Hobby Robotics - Frits Lyneborg

Frits Lyneborg (Makezine and Let's Make Robots) posted a video featuring MakerBeam (18 November 2011). In this video about the latest in hobby robotics MakerBeam is used to create a "3D carver of Invisible stuff". This video definitely created some buzz on the internet and in our mailbox.

project Hexapod robot

From Dejan Kocbek from SMAKrobot we received pictures of his project hexapod with only 4 legs and 8 servomotors (economic version).

CNC 3Dprinter

The CNC 3Dprinter framework is nearly finished. Videos of three test runs are available. Look here to see the x-, y- and z-axis in action.

CNC 3Dprinter framework

Here are the first pictures of the MakerBeam CNC 3Dprinter framework Joel Bodenmann made.You can also find these when you click display.

Click here to see the latest pictures and changes to his design. There is also some video footage available under News&Projects: CNC 3D printer.

MakerBeam as a tool

You can find this story and a short video on our blog.

on 12-02-2012 Msquare wrote:

Attached a few snapshots of, not so much a project, as a short-and-quick tool: I needed to wind a handfull of electromagnetic coils. One motor to turn the coil, and something to move the winding wire to-and-fro so the wire is densly packed. I have plenty of spare motors and other stuff .. if only I could get something to hold them in place that was simple yet effective...? ! Yes- The new Makerbeam stuff!

The first picture shows the first evening (an hour or so) mounting the first stepper motor. Pure Makebeam stuff.
Then the second motor was mounted and for that I cut a little aluminium strip and drilled a few holes. The plate was attached to a makerbeam using the usual screw/nuts.

Although I prefer to keep my Makebeams "unharmed" so they are resuable, "the exception proves the rule": So I drilled a 6mm hole in one makerbeam, which made an aluminium tube/axel fit very snugly. (no additional screws required. It wont budge)

It only took a handfuld of hours (this weekend) - and it is the best piece of mechanical infra structure I have made for any of my projects. That makes me a very happy Makebeam owner.

The last picture shows a truism of most (of my) projects. They are a mixture of Mechanics, Electronics, and Programming. So the Makerbeam bit, although as essential as the rest, is just one part. (Extreemly short video of the machine in Demo mode available on request :-) ) It is not quiet finished yet. It needs to proove itself. The software needs a tweak or two and something to hold the other end of the coilcore.

Kind Regards,
Msquare

panorama head: MakerBeam & 3D printing

Combining MakerBeam and 3D printed objects he designed himself Sander Neugebauer made his own panorama head.

photography buggy

Nigel Johnson Is currently building a photography buggy. This was the first picture of the buggy in the making.

around the lab

another 3D printer in the making

The aim is to make the most of the available space and still have speed when printing. Heatbed: 20cm. The corner brackets on this design are 3Dprinted.

Solar cells, arduino, servos and MakerBeam

Solar tracking and MakerBeam by Jesús-Miguel Sáenz.

Book Scanner framework

computer stand

A MakerBeam computer stand was made by Tobias. He made a design first and then changed it (second picture).

Pieter Bos and 3D printing

Wandy lux test setting