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Here are a some shots from day 9 and 15 of assembly of the yourHouse project at the Museum of Modern Art (NYC). See Article Below. Almost Finished, July 9 A few days earlier … Here are a few pictures taken the second day of assembly of the yourHouse project at the Museum of Modern … Continue reading >>> ShopBot-Cut CNC House UPDATES Last week I took a day off and made a field trip to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I’m always happy to get to see the Chesapeake Bay and to eat crabcakes but I was particularly looking forward to visiting Bill Young’s current project: Cutting the 600+ sheets of plywood that make up the … Continue reading >>> ShopBot CNC Housebuilding For many ShopBotters, owning a ShopBot is a business proposition. Sure, a lot of ShopBots are used as production tools in manufacturing environments and as small components of a bigger business. At the other extreme, an increasing number of non-commercial ShopBots are being used for hobby, home, or D-I-Y projects. However, many ShopBots are purchased … Continue reading >>> ShopBotting for Profit Today we loaded up the truck going to our 2007 ShopBot Jamboree in California. Bill Young and Bill Palumbo have been working incredibly hard getting a great program ready for the event May 17th-18th at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. We think we’ve got the logistics worked out pretty well and we expect this to be … Continue reading >>> Whew … (caught up!) Over the holiday break, I happened to read a Scientific American [Jan., 2007, 58-65] article by Bill Gates in which he describes his views on emerging trends in consumer robotics. In the article, Gates makes the point that the field of consumer robotics is coming of age—particularly in having created around-the-house-helpers like Roomba—and that … Continue reading >>> A CNCer’s View of Robotics Over the years we have really enjoyed the excitement of the ShopBot Jamboree and the opportunity to meet and interact with so many ShopBotters. It’s been a fun and inspiring event for us and I know from what the ShopBotters who attend tell me that they get a lot out of it.One request that … Continue reading >>> 2007 ShopBot Jamboree I’ll talk a bit more about development at ShopBot and expand the ‘resolution’ theme from last month, more broadly taking up the issue of smoothness in cutting with ShopBots, and specifically reporting on some progress we are making. For a number of months now, we have focused software development on creating strategies for smoother tool … Continue reading >>> Circle Smoothness ‘beta’ Ever since we upgraded our website this Spring, I’ve wanted a space to write about the things that are going on at ShopBot. It’s a bit of a busy place, but also exciting. And, we are certainly hard at work developing new CNC stuff. I’ll try to make a contribution every month or so and … Continue reading >>> My First Post |
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