Jan 26, 2015 | By Alec
Coffee is an essential component in many professions and in many creative processes, including that of playing with 3D printers. How many of you enjoy a nice cup of coffee while watching the satisfying process of a 3D printer at work? The same can be said of countless other activities, but some people incorporate coffee into their lives to a far greater extent than the rest of us.
One of those people is Elias, an Oslo, Norway-based engineer. A robotics veteran and 3D printing enthusiast, he has combined his knowledge, skills and love for coffee into a truly remarkable creation: the DeBrew, a coffee brewing and pouring robot made from a delta 3D printer. This remarkable construction can even control water flow rate and temperatures, bean grind coarseness, and the positions at which the two substances are poured into the filter. Theoretically, it can even support different programmes for different coffee types. Why pour yourself a cup of coffee if you can build a robot to do it for you?
However, to build this impressive contraption, Elias did have to sacrifice a delta 3d printer (which tend to be pricey). The delta assembly is controlled using a BeagleBone Black board, which drives the five stepper motors, display information and the LCD display. It also connects to the web interface that Elias built to use it meaning you’ll need Wi-Fi to pour yourself a cup. That’s just an accident waiting to happen.
Why extrude plastic, if you could extrude coffee?
For those of you who’d like to create their very own pour-over coffee robot, Elias fortunately made all of his SketchUp designs and Python source-code open source. You can find it here. Also check out his page at Hackaday here. Just a word of warning: this isn’t a simple or cheap alternative. The average BeagleBone Black board will be more expensive than most coffee makers as it is, while a delta 3D printer quickly costs in excess of $300. But then again, how many laboratories can boast about a 3D printer-turned robotic coffee maker?
Also check out the movement of the DeBrew here:
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This is super cool. Can I get you to add it to http://beagleboard.org/project?
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