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Tips On Humanoid Head Design For 3D Printing?

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Soon, I will need to make a decision about whether the JD head will be the best choice for the user (student) interface for the distribution version of my remedial math tutorial system. If not, I will be considering designing and 3D printing my own design.

My question is whether you have any tips on design so that cleanup is minimal, assembly is straightforward, and required hardware fits as designed?

Ron


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I don't have any specific 3D printing advice, but in my opinion I think something with a moving mouth and a somewhat more humanoid shape will fit the concept you are going for better than a JD head. (although I suspect if you count in the time and materials, your costs would be higher than just buying JD heads and mounting plates).

Take my advice with a grain of salt though. My wife and I are childless by choice and I don't really get along well with children or teens that are not related to me (and some that are...) so I may not be the best judge of what would work as a teaching aid for that demographic.

Alan

#2  

MathProf Although not a humanoid looking head, you may be interested in this design that is already for 3D printing since the STL files are easy to download. There are also construction procedures available online at this [url=https://blog.adafruit.com/2014/03/29/

Once you reach the site, scroll down the page and look for the "Robot Head" topic. The URL link cannot go directly to the topic because part of the URL address contains the word "learning" which is smacked by the EZ site as something else.

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#3  

Yes, agreed, Alan. For sure I want the students to quickly identify with the interface. Since my hope is that there is a high demand for the final product and so a need for a good production rate of heads, more than likely modifying JD heads is a second choice.

Thanks for your (childless but helpful) perspective.:)

Ron

#4  

Check EDIT changes to my earlier post Ron.

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@Robot-Doc

Will check it out. Could be a very useful resource.

Thanks!

Ron

#6  

@Robot-Doc

The link didn't work directly, but I did get to the base website. I believe I'll be spending a bunch of time there. For those who might be interested, here's the "About" blurb for adafruit.com:

Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Adafruit has grown to over 50 employees in the heart of NYC with a 15,000+ sq ft. factory. Adafruit has expanded offerings to include tools, equipment and electronics that Limor personally selects, tests and approves before going in to the Adafruit store. Limor was the first female engineer on the cover of WIRED magazine and was recently awarded Entrepreneur magazine's Entrepreneur of the year. Ladyada is on the NYC Industrial Business Advisory Council. In 2014 Adafruit was ranked #11 in the top 20 USA manufacturing companies and #1 in New York City by Inc. 5000 "fastest growing private companies".

Great tip! Thanks!

Ron

#7  

Ron, fixed the URL kinda. You can now get closer to the topic and just have to scroll down to find the robot head post. There is a keyword (learning) in the original URL that gets smacked and not recognized as part of a URL and thus a 404 error.

#8  

(we need to thank DJ for that gob-smacking?)

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