Ut Uocare

Ut Uocare

Release status: Working

Description
License
Author	User:nicholas.seward
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Categories	RepStrap
CAD Models
External Link

Simpson refers to a whole category of 3D robots. THOR (THe ORiginal) Simpson built in 2013 by Nicholas Seward in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. The Simpson name comes from George Gaylord Simpson who came up with the idea of Quantum Evolution, the theory that evolution can happen in abrupt burst just like the Simpson robots. Simpson robots are characterized by a delta infrastructure with only simple revolute joints. GUS Simpson and LISA Simpson are the current models.

A GUS Simpson, printing a part of itself

Typical Characteristics

• No spherical joints
• Delta arrangement
• High level of symmetry
• Minimizes number of components

As a new category of printers it will be awhile until we know exactly what is and what isn't a Simpson.

Family

• THOR Simpson obsolete

Videos

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Early Prototype

Future Developments

• Six Arm Simpson: A 6 DOF robot.
• BOB Simpson: A BOltless and Bearingless Simpson.

Links

• RepRap Development Forum "Grounded Experimental Delta Printer"

• TRap

• Adafruit: "3D @ World Maker Faire: RepRap Wally, Simpson, and Morgan! Oh my! (Video) #3DThursday #3DPrinting"

• Solidus Labs Dogleg grounded delta robot (GDR) 3D Printer: http://forums.reprap.org/file.php?178,file=20399,filename=ScreenHunter_211_Oct._26_08.10.jpg ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9sChfAbNeM (this really needs its own RepRap wiki page)