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The Tormach 15L Slant PRo Lathe is the latest addition to our Robotics Program Open Lab from PSU’s $1M Robotics Grant. It is housed in the CNC Paddock on the first floor of the Draper & Maynard. Tormach 15L Slant Pro Cut Sheet:

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Welcoming Iron Irwini (IRON) and Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish (JAMMY). Our recommended Ubuntu Linux workstation build, featuring ROS (Robotics Operating System) and Gazebo simulator for this academic year. You can use these systems to program robots, Arduinos, Pis, for your projects and test your ideas. “Iron” Release Information: https://docs.ros.org/en/iron/Releases/Release-Iron-Irwini.html ROS 2 Documentation: https://docs.ros.org/en/iron/index.html

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Welcoming Iron Irwini (IRON) “Iron” Release Information: https://docs.ros.org/en/iron/Releases/Release-Iron-Irwini.html ROS 2 Documentation: https://docs.ros.org/en/iron/index.html

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[CLICK HERE TO VIEW] The Draper & Maynard Makerspace at Plymouth State University maintains a current facility layout in a browser-accessible 3D file. By clicking “Properties” and then on any piece of equipment, you will see a description and link to the equipment manufacturer’s information page.

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Extraordinary first cuts made with the new Torchmate 4800 plasma table in the Draper & Maynard Makerspace. The plasma torch is used to cut materials, such as steel plate, up to 1″ in thickness. Using an electrical arc, compressed air is sent through to the tip where the atmosphere itself is ignited, creating plasma. Generating temperatures five times the heat of the surface of the sun,

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The first CnC files were run for an external project partner on December 20th, 2019. This was the first job run on the new ShopBot PRSAlpha 9660, since its assembly was completed. Their mural, a pro-bono project for a school district, will be featured on this site soon.