Official News Blog
Launchpad reoganization
We have re organized the Launchpad into a project group. There are now separate projects for the Model 1 code, the FabInterpreter, FabStudio and other Fab@Home related projects. This will allow us to organize better as we develop more code. You can access each subproject from the fabathome project group or from their individual Launchpad pages.
Project group: https://launchpad.net/fabathome
Model 1 : https://launchpad.net/fabathome-model1
FabInterpreter: https://launchpad.net/fabinterpreter
FabStudio: https://launchpad.net/fabstudio
Fab@School project wins MacArthur "Reimagining Learning" Award.
The Fab@School project is a collaboration between Cornell's Fab@Home project team, The University of Virginia Curry School of education, and other collaborators. The project aims to advance STEM education by incorporating Digital Fabrication into elementary school curriculum. Five projects were selected from amongst 800 submissions worldwide.
http://www.dmlcompetition.net/pligg/story.php?title=630
Another Acrylic Vendor
It seems that there is now another acrylic vendor for Fab@Home, Hines Design Labs!
http://www.makersmarket.com/products/1293-fabhome-model-2-acrylic-body
Thanks for the posts
We would like to thank Makerbot, Fabbaloo, and Open3dp, and Adafruit for their kind words. Check out their Blog Posts about us.
http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2010/4/11/make-anything.html
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/04/09/new-fabhome-machine-model-2/
http://open3dp.me.washington.edu/?p=644
http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/04/11/fabhome-make-anything/
Now on Ponoko
James Smith of the Cornell Fab@Home Student Team just put the acrylic designs for a Fab@Home on ponoko!
http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/FabatHome/fab-home-model-2-0-4283
now you can order all the acrylic parts you need them in a variety of colors.
Were Going to Maker Fair!
James Smith, and I will be representing the Fab@Home project at the Bay Area Maker Fair. We will bring 3 model 2s and examples of what a fabber can do. If you are going to be in the area, come check us out!
Model 2 Instructional Video
A group of students at Cornell University recently produced an instructional video on how to build a model 2 beta unit.
http://www.youtube.com/user/fabathome#p/a/u/0/mddCZovePHM
The Future of Food Printing
8/20/09 - The French Culinary Institute and Cornell students are working together to develop a materials platform for printing food on the Fab@Home. In early October, a Model 2 will be delivered to the New York City culinary school. Chefs David Arnold and Nils Noren will be applying their expertise to devise novel material formulations for printing a wide range of food items.
