The Free Universal Construction Kit - making different construction toys interoperable

[Prometheus]

Someone just sent me a link to this, and I felt that I should post it here, as well, since I'm sure that it will be of interest to some folks here.


The aforementioned "this" is The Free Universal Construction Kit - it's a set of around 80 two-way adapters, made available in .stl format, ready for 3D-printing. They allow connections between Lego, Lego Duplo, Stickle Bricks, K'Nex, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, Fischertechnik, Gears! Gears! Gears!, Zome, and Zoob toys, which effectively means that you can build some pretty radical stuff by combining the whole lot!


It might make for some interesting Raspberry Pi cases, at any rate! :lol:

 

[gruso]

I am a big fan of the era we live in.

 

[Prometheus]

I am a big fan of the era we live in.

So am I.


I'm really looking forward to when home 3D-printing is properly affordable (it's already slowly-but-surely getting there, I gather), as it will be quite the enabler for all kinds of projects!

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Home 3d is already ok :


http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap


I saw it working, it costs 500€, and it's 85% the quality of a 20 000€ machine.

 

[ZXDunny]

Loving that acronym. Free Universal Construction Kit indeed


D.

 

[gruso]

Nicely spotted. Want something built? I'll free universal construction kit that up for you.

 

[ibisum]

We have a load of 3D printers here at Metalab, some of the original project members of RepRap are Metalab alumni .. its been amazing watching new 3D stuff printed over the years, and I'm a huge fan of F.U.C.K. for the sheer joy it can bring ..

 

[Fzero]

A brilliant idea!


The missing link, found.


Expect to see some great hybrid creations with these sitting in the middle making it work.

 

[Blue Protoman]

Oh, I do that all the time.

 

[WizardStan]

I bought a bunch of high power stepper motors a few months back intending to make a 3D printer. And then I got distracted by something shiny.

 

[Fzero]

Why haven't I got a China on my desktop?


I didn't read all the wiki but just watched that video. You saying you can get one for 500 notes? What about the raw material, how much they charge per stick of plastic I wonder.


I want one, two, four, eight..

 

[T.T.]

Loving that acronym. Free Universal Construction Kit indeed


D.

:lol: you just made my entire day.

 

[TrashyMG]

What no love for Erector set(Meccano)?

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Erector set ? Is it viagra-related ?


Okay, it's a pretty bad joke... :rolleyes: