A team of students at Delft University of Technology have successfully modified an Ultimaker 2 machine in order to cast silicone inside a 3D printed mold. The technique was unveiled by the students at the dutch university’s Science Fair. They’ve coined the technique ‘Ulticast’ and it has positive ramifications for the soft robotics industry. The concept involves creating a mold and 3D printing inside it simultaneously. The casting mold is created using water soluble Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) requiring the final 3D printed form to be submerged in water following its print in order to remove the cast.
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