= Welcome to !ReplicatorBot.com =
This website is dedicated to hosting the project files for the !ReplicatorBot project.

!ReplicatorBots presently are the crazy feverish dream of a nut wanting to modify the epic [http://makerbot.com MakerBots] to have an input facility.

As it stands, the !MakerBot generates physical Real-World 3D objects, it's most awesome. 

Now, suppose I want to make more copies of an existing object. With the current !MakerBot, I'd have to create/acquire a copy of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) 3D STL file] to pull that off.. Well, the ReplicatorBot will augment the !MakerBot to have what it needs to generate a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) STL] from an object.

So essentially, we're working on getting cups of Earl Grey damned fast.

= Current Status =
The team is progressing nicely. We have an image processing algorithm worked out (refining will probably be needed), our scanner body/casing is designed and the laser/camera/turntable parts of the scanner are at about 50% functionality.

We're on track for having things working fairly well by late March.

The following video shows a trivial, but fun little demo of the turntable mechanism at work.
[[Movie(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqz4N1jReco)]]

= Dig In =
[wiki:/DigIn Click here] for more detail

For information on the project pertaining to ENEL 583/589 click [wiki:/ENGG/main here]