Category Hardware

FIRST Robotics Competitions PNW Wilsonville District

The high school FIRST Robotics team I have been working with this year participated in the PNW (Pacific Northwest) Wilsonville District competition this past weekend in Wilsonville Oregon.  Team 1540 Catlin Gabel got into the later rounds with their robot…

First Robotics Competition Team 1540 Reveal of Zuko

I have been involved with one of the most amazing group of young humans (High School students) as a mentor. Team 1540 Flaming Chickens of Catlin Gabel are now entering the 2016 FRC competition season and just created their robot…

Solve Most Autodesk Software Issues with this One Solution

If you are getting crashes or visual display issues in your Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, 3ds Max, Maya  etc. it could very well be your graphics driver. After years of reading solutions and reports of problems, the top…

FIRST Robotics 2016 Kicked Off this Weekend

The start of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 2016 was revealed Saturday with the new game challenge named STRONGHOLD by FIRST Founder Dean Kamem. This years revealed game field is one of the most challenging for the robotics competition of…

Replicate a Keepsake in 3D Using Autodesk Memento

Recently I replicated a silver necklace pendant of a very sentimental pinecone using Autodesk Memento which converted standard photos into a 3D model.  I then 3D printed the model on an Autodesk Ember 3D printer and plan to then cast…

Autodesk Ember 3D Electronics and Firmware Released as Open Source

In keeping with our open approach, the Autodesk Ember 3D printer electronics and firmware are now available to download & modify.

3D Printing Making Dreams a Reality – Kieran’s Hand

Everyone needs an inspiring and feel good story to start off their work week, and this is a great one about an amazing young boy and technology. Kieran was born with a birth defect of Amniotic Band Syndrome and has…

Autodesk Spark integration for 3D printing in Windows 10

At Microsoft’s Build 2015 developer conference today, Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft vice president of developer and platform evangelism, announced new 3D printing features in Windows 10. More specifically, Autodesk Spark is being integrated into Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system. –VentureBeat…

My Apple Watch Experience

I received my shiny new Apple Watch Friday and spent the weekend getting used to it and seeing if I was going to keep it, return it, or sell it. For the record I did not get the expensive edition…

Movie by OCTO’s Own Evan Atherton "Artoo in Love"

Evan Atherton of the Office of the CTO (OCTO) and a teammate of mine has made a fun great movie. Evan is probably one of the most ardent Star Wars loving fans I know. Evan has created a movie about…