Summary of Kids and parents discovering the wonders of 3d printing
Arduino and Officine Arduino showcased IoT, Processing, and 3D printing at Codemotion Rome. A highlight was a workshop where children and parents used Tinkercad to design objects and Kentsrappers' team demonstrated 3D printing with Slic3r to turn digital files into physical items.
Parts used in the 3D Printing Workshop:
- Tinkercad
- Kentsrappers 3D printers
- Slic3r
Last weekend Arduino and Officine Arduino participated to the third edition of Codemotion Rome, the international event focused on the art of programming.
During the three-day event we organized presentations and lab sessions: Federico Vanzati gave a great talk on the Internet of Things world and the new Arduino Gsm Shield, plus a live coding session on how to use it; then Davide Gomba introduced Processing using the Arduino Esplora as a controller to code and play Pong videogame.
In this creative context the activity that left us with more intense memories has been the 3d printing workshop involving kids an parents into experimenting for the first time the excitement of transforming bits into atoms.
As you can see from the pictures below, kids (with the help of their geek parents) after understanding the basics of the cloud-based 3d app Tinkercad, started creating their virtual objects. Later on the Kentsrappers team and mister Slic3r with their own 3d printers showed them how, layer by layer, any 3d file could be materialized into an object.
For more detail: Kids and parents discovering the wonders of 3d printing
- What event did Arduino attend?
Arduino attended the third edition of Codemotion Rome. - Which app did kids use for 3D design?
Kids used the cloud-based 3D app Tinkercad. - Who helped children during the workshop?
Geek parents helped their children experiment with 3D printing. - How were virtual objects transformed into real ones?
The Kentsrappers team showed how 3D files are materialized layer by layer using 3D printers. - What tool did Davide Gomba use for his presentation?
Davide Gomba introduced Processing using the Arduino Esplora as a controller. - Did Federico Vanzati present on hardware or software?
Federico Vanzati gave a talk on the Internet of Things world and the new Arduino GSM Shield. - What is the core concept of the 3D printing activity?
The activity focused on transforming bits into atoms. - Which team demonstrated the 3D printing process?
The Kentsrappers team demonstrated the process along with mister Slic3r.
