July 9

We have some incredible stuff for you here today! Marcos Silveira wrote this great research paper on structural concrete, he is on the ASTM board for structural printed concrete so paying attention to his research is key to staying on top of the latest industry progress.

The study is available for free download the next 48 days.

There is some complicated stuff here but nothing you can’t wrap your head around if you go through my course! After chapter 2 (physics) you will be familiar with most of the variables used for the math equations behind the paper.

Machina labs is really working on some incredibly unique manufacturing styles, here is a look at how the apparatus works.

This is a really cheap open source robotic arm system that can fold clothes. Only $250! It’s unclear if this is teleoperation or how many tries it took.

Do you ever feel like your chipotle bowls aren’t all created equal? Check out this wild chart showing how the same exact order could be double or one third the size one day to the next. Fun fact: in college I ate chipotle more than 7 times a week on occasion. Yes that means sometimes twice a day… probably on the day they gave me that scrawny 14 oz bowl, those bastards.