'Darwin' RepRap self-replicating 3D printer (Generation I)
- maker:
- Sells Goalkeeper Products Limited and Adrian Bowyer
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'Darwin' RepRap self-replicating 3D printer (Generation I), by Adrian Bowyer and Ed Sells, Bath University, 2007
This is the first RepRap self-replicating 3D printer. Adrian Bowyer launched the RepRap project in 2005 with the goal of making 3D printing more accessible, and Ed Sells worked on it while studying for his doctorate at university. The software and designs needed are open source: free for anyone to download and use. RepRap’s own parts are printable, and just need to be assembled with off-the-shelf fixings. 3D printers enable people to create things they would otherwise buy, both saving money and reducing impact on the environment.
Details
- Category:
- Computing & Data Processing
- Object Number:
- 2013-59
- Measurements:
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overall: 650 mm x 600 mm x 520 mm, 14kg
- type:
- printer
- copyright:
- Bowyer, Adrian
- credit:
- Adrian Bowyer; Bath University
