RepRap Project facts for kids
Firstpart1.jpg|thumb|First part ever made by a RepRap to make a RepRap, fabricated by the Zaphod prototype, by Vik Olliver (2006/09/13)]]
The RepRap project is a project to develop a 3D printer (RepRap, short for "replicating rapid prototyper") that can print most of its own parts. All of the designs produced by the project are released under a free software license.
The RepRap project has made four machines so far: "Darwin", released in March 2007, "Mendel", released in October 2009, "Prusa Mendel" and "Huxley" released in 2010. Developers have named each after famous biologists.
Images for kids
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All of the plastic parts for the machine on the right were produced by the machine on the left. Adrian Bowyer (left) and Vik Olliver (right) are members of the RepRap project.
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First part ever made by a RepRap to make a RepRap, fabricated by the Zaphod prototype, by Vik Olliver (2006-09-13)
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A RepRap 10th Birthday celebration: Left to right back row: Bonnie (earliest E3D employee), Torbjørn Ludvigsen (maker of Hangprinter), E3D Online founders Dave Lamb, Joshua Rowley and Sanjay Mortimer, Chris Palmer (nophead Mendel 90), Christian, Clare Difazio. Left to right front row: Rongsheng Zhang (RepRapPro China), Greg Holloway (toolchanger and BigBox), Rory (E3D engineer), Adrian Bowyer, Mary, Sally Bowyer (Director of RepRapLtd) and Richard Horne.
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Prusa i3
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Hangprinter
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RepRap Fisher
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RepRap Snappy
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RepRap Morgan
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RepRap Ormerod
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RepRap Darwin
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RepRap Mendel
See also
In Spanish: Proyecto RepRap para niños
