Intel's 3D Printed Robot

in robotics on 2014-05-29 12:19 (#3N5)

Intel plans to offer a consumer grade 3D printed robot for $1600 later this year. Jimmy, a desktop robot , will include an Intel chip and be programmable using open source tools.

The hardware designs will be freely available online, allowing anyone with access to a 3-D printer to generate and assemble the basic parts.

The grand vision is to lower the barrier of entry to robotics.

Re: But Why Not Just Sell The Plastic Parts? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-05-30 12:39 (#1Z2)

That might help those in the latest generation who have not really learned to cook. I wonder if 3D printed food will become a fad or whether this will, in contrast, make "all natural" food even more "good", in the minds of consumers?