TECHNOLOGY TIPS - My Robot Nation lets you build your own mini-robot

Following a month long beta, My
Robot Nation has officially
launched its new website, which
offers everyone a chance to
create their own personalized
miniature robots. With the
browser-based building tools,
visitors to the website can
customize a robot from scratch,
which they can then order to be
generated with a 3D printer and
shipped to them. It may sound
like a simple concept, but that
simplicity is what sets My Robot
Nation apart from other 3D
printing services on the market.
While most companies require an
understanding of professional
3D imaging tools like CAD or
Maya, this one gives customers a
simple point-and-click platform
to build their creations right in
their browser. Using WebGL,
visitors can choose from an
assortment of parts, colors, and
graphics to build an interactive
3D rendering of their robots
piece by piece and view it from
all angles. It feels similar to the
Creature Creator in the video
game, Spore, or a virtual Mr.
Potato Head doll. If an order is
placed, the design is fed into one
of Z Corporation's 3D processing
machines to print a full-color
replica. The finished product will
feel like plaster of Paris and be
just as fragile, but will look
exactly like the rendering on the
website. With the impressive
amount of features to choose
from, there's almost a limitless
number of robots to be made.
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My Robot Nation lets you build your own mini-robot