UberBlox

[Brian_Krassenstein]

One company is getting set to launch a Kickstarter next month for something called UberBlox. UberBlox are extremely strong metal bricks which connect to one another very easily. They seem to concentrate on the fact that these bricks are perfect for making robotics and machines such as 3D printers and CNC-type machines. They even show off both a Cartesian and Delta 3D printer which were constructed from these UberBlox. The Kickstarter campaign is scheduled to launch sometime in February. Let us know what you think about this ideas. Further details on UberBlox may be found here: http://3dprint.com/38104/uberblox-build-3d-printer/

Below is an example of a 3D printer constructed from these blocks:

[truly_bent]

In addition to the basic blocks, the UberBlox system includes a varied catalog of compatible and reconfigurable parts, with new elements being added on a regular basis. These additional elements include moving components, sub-assemblies, motors, electronics and controllers

Did some searching on this and found nothing useful. If anybody knows the whereabouts of this "varied catalog of compatible and reconfigurable parts", please post a link. I know it's early days yet, but you'd think the UberBlox team would want to whet the public's appetite with some hard info. Specifically, I'd like to see some block profiles and dimensions to start designing with.

Does anyone think that these grownup Lego pieces will be inexpensive enough to actually build a 3D printer with, or is this just for prototyping?

[curious aardvark]

well it's just gone on kickstarter so youi've got a couple of years before there'll be anything tangible - if ever :-)