Oriel Factory preparation

Oriel Factory, preparation

Yellow Thingy

April 1st 2011: Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer almost assembled after 20 hours of work.

May 10th 2011: first collection of e-waste from Potters Newtown, Powys Council's local recycling facility.

June 15th 2011: first operational 3D printed mechanism: a tail wagger for small mobile robot.

June 29th 2011: factory worker Alan dismantles electronic waste in search of usable bits.

June 29th 2011: factory worker Ryan and Paul dissecting a mini music centre.

June 29th 2011: full dismantling session with factory workers in Oriel Davies' education room .

July 5th 2011: recharging station docking experiment with prototype Thingy robot

July 21st 2011: Thing-O-Matic build platform experiment gone wrong and sticky

July 22nd 2011: View on the buildings of renewable energy sponsor Dulas in Machynlleth

July 23rd 2011: factory worker Aldo working on main control panel

July 23rd 2011: factory workers Helen and Margaret experimenting on devices

July 23rd 2011: car boot full of raw material for pedal generators and robot bodies

July 28th 2011: radio communication test with xbee modules

August 5th 2011: work surface

August 7th 2011: 3D printed infra-red sensor housing

August 10th 2011: 3D printed whisker holder gone wrong

August 10th 2011: factory worker Patrick Hurst tests pedal generator

August 10th 2011: factory workers Patrick Hurst and Sean Olsen at work

August 11th 2011: Thingy_0 robot top panel

August 12th 2011: pedal generator alternator and belt

August 17th 2011: Sean cutting wheel hub on router

August 18th 2011: cutting power circuit for Thingy robots

Oriel Factory preparation, summer 2011

Opening slide show