Mechanical Engineer Makes 95% 3D Printed Autonomous Robotic Lawn Mower https://ift.tt/2Gz0qew While I do know how to mow my lawn, that’s a job my husband normally takes care of. We like to divide and conquer when it comes to household chores – I do the laundry, he mows the lawn, I vacuum and he mops, et cetera, et cetera. Maybe I would enjoy mowing the lawn if ours was bigger and I could use a mower of the ride-on variety…I don’t know for sure, but I always imagined this would be something like a way slower go-kart (if this is untrue, don’t tell me). But German mechanical engineer and maker Philip Read recently completed a project, using Arduino and 3D printing, that makes me want to get out there and get mowing, no matter the size of my yard.
Read, a self-professed RC fanatic and scratch builder who goes by ReP_AL online, is not wrong – over the years, we have definitely written stories about 3D printed parts for lawn mowers, fully 3D printed lawn mowers, and even another 3D printed robotic lawn mower.
You can find all of the build instructions and details for the little robotic lawn mower, including code, videos, and a webshop, on his website, where he explains why he is passionate about building his own robots and other machines, such as his own 3D printer.
On his website, Read rates the difficulty of his 3D printed autonomous lawn mower robot as a 7 out of 10, noting that the required skills to make the machine include soldering and 3D printing.
According to Read, a commercial lawn mower with these kinds of specifications would cost at least €600, if not more. The equipment required to make Read’s robotic lawn mower includes PLA material, a 3D printer with a 330 x 330 x 400 mm bed, wire strippers, and various screwdrivers and Allen wrenches. He 3D printed the lawn mower parts at 50% infill, with a 0.4 mm resolution, and notes on Thingiverse that most parts can be printed without any supports. He also added the STL files for his lawn mower, and its optional charging station, to Thingiverse. VIDEO Will you try and make your own 3D printed robotic lawnmower? Discuss this project and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com or share your thoughts in the Facebook comments below. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com February 20, 2019 at 02:21AM
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