Digital Manufacturing

Organic Robotics Laboratory The Organic Robotics Laboratory led by Dr. Shepherd at Cornell University is an interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers, materials scientists, and chemists. We are creating new breed of soft robots that mimic the capabilities of living organisms. By using soft materials such as elastomers and hydrogels we can create new modes of human/machine interaction . We are [...]

Overview Stereolithography is a 3D printing process that uses high intensity light to selectively cure a liquid precursor into a solid polymer. Historically, stereolithography has used a moving laser beam to cure a single spot (or voxel) of material at a time. Digital Mask Projection Stereolithography (DMP-SL) replaces the laser with a conventional digital [...]

In the spring of 2012, I began my foray into desktop 3D printing. Using money saved up from an internship at Holocene Technologies, I purchased one of the original UP! 3D printers during a clearance sale as new models were being released. This machine proved invaluable to prototyping my senior design project that semester. I was [...]

During my senior year at North Carolina State University, I designed and built a CNC router. I performed this work for undergraduate research credit and the project was funded using a Park Enrichment Grant. The machine is designed to cut light materials such as wood and plastic, with a 2' by 4' work area. Fabricated using a plywood structure and off-the-shelf [...]

This project was completed during a two-semester sequence within the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program at North Carolina State University. During these courses, an interdisciplinary team is tasked with identifying and solving a real-world problem. The first semester is used largely for ideation and market analysis. During the final semester each team builds [...]