Writing on the convergence of 3D printing and music, I came across this work by 3D printed instrument craftsman Olaf Diegel that didn’t fit in with the rest of his designs. If music is 3D printing and 3D printing is music and all categories really do blend into one another, it might be said that Diegel’s latest addition to his collection is an instrument. As much as it’s a flower or a couch cushion or an omnidirectional robot.
The OddBot is an omnidirectional robot outfitted with mecanum wheels and designed to be 3D printed on any 3D printer. Diegel’s site explains the origins and purpose of the mecanum wheels: “A mecanum wheel, invented by Swedish engineer Bengt Ilon in 1973, is a special wheel, with angled rollers around its periphery, that allows a vehicle to move sideways without needing to change the angle of it’s wheels.…
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