Chief Delphi - 3d printers and robots

Last year, we integrated 3D printing into over half of our robot. With the privilege of working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, our team had the chance to use incredibly strong plastic such as Ultem, and we also printed a couple parts out of titanium. For support, our robot mainly used woven carbon fiber to complete the frame of the drive train. Two years ago, we had the first all-printed robot, so our team is definitely experienced in the area of additive manufacturing. This year, we have various consumer printers such as the Cube and the MakerBot Replicators, and we plan to utilize these printers for various FIRST motors, brackets, etc. so we can show how versatile this technology is.