Assignment:

9.1a
Date:
08/03/2015
Name:
RickyLedesma
Reporttitle:
ProjectUpdateReportEvaluationandRecommendations
Thepurposeofthisreport:
ToevaluatethedraftdesignagainsteachofLifesPrinciplesto
recognizehowmisalignedthe.designisagainstnature.Ifthedesignisnotalignedwithnatures
LifePrinciples,thenwecandigintoeachaspectformoredetailtoensurethedesignisaligned.
Titlefordesign:
Sp3dr3DPrinter
Shortdescriptionofdesignproject:
Sp3dr,basedontheabdomenofasilkspider,isa3d
printerthatchemicallyassemblesobjectsondemand.Innovativeadditivemanufacturing
techniquesandkeystrategiesinnatureenableSp3drtomoveonanyplaneandcreateany
shapeto3Dprintvariousobjectsofdifferentcomplexities.TheSp3drabdomenhousesanarea
toabsorb,store,anddistributebothinorganicandorganiccompoundmaterial.
DescriptionsofhowthedesigndoesanddoesnotreflecteachLifesPrinciples:
LPThemes
Lifeadaptsand
evolves

LPs

DesignReflection

DesignImprovement

Locallyattunedandresponsive

Processesinformation
withmicroelectronicsto
assesslocaltemperatures
andmoisturelevelsofthe
environmentto3Dprints
objects.

Asensornetworkwillhelp
Sp3drdeterminehow
muchenergytouseper
printbasedonthelocal
environmentsettings.

Integratescyclicprocesses

Internalglandscycle
throughwastematerialto
flushouttoxicelements
andcreateneworganic
materialduringeach
recyclesession.

Resilient

Doesnotreflectresiliency
sowell.

Ifoneofthelegsbreaks,
anotherwillgrowas
replacement.

Redundant

Multipleglandsstore
multipleinorganicand
organicmaterialtypesin
caseaglandisempty.

Decentralizedanddistributed

Decentralizesand
distributesmaterialsfrom
differentglandsifanother
isempty.

Installmoreglandsonthe
outershellofSp3drto
store,capture,and
distributematerials.

Diverse

Doesnotreflectdiversity.

Crosspollinationandmutation

Doesnotreflect
crosspollinationand

Createalgorithmfor
printertomutateprint

Lifecreates
conditions
conducivetolife

mutation.

parametersbasedon
difficultyandgeometryof
3Dmodelsbeforeprinting.

Feedbackloops

Usesmicroelectronicsto
feedbacktemperature,
printspeed,andprint
alignmentinformation.

Learnsandimitates

Learnswhatmaterialsare
consumed,whatthetoxic
levelis,andhowto
disposeofit.

Learnmoreaboutprint
parameterstointelligently
selectthebestprint
settingsfortheparticular
3Dmodel.

Antennae,signalandresponse

Microelectronics
communicatewiththe
computertoreceive
instruction,orientation,
andpositioningdetails.

Freeenergy

Consumeswastematerial
forfuelandprinting
material.

Installleavesontheouter
shellofSp3drtostore,
capture,anddistribute
moreenergy.

Resourcefulandopportunistic

Consumeswastematerial
forfuelandprinting
material.

HaveSp3drmake
decisionstosleep,
hibernate,orshutdownto
reduceenergyoutput.

Simplecommonbuildingblocks

Printedobjectsare

assembledoneadditive
layeratatimebybreaking
downmaterialsintolong
chainsofproteins,which
thenbecomeastrandof
filament.

Shaperatherthanmaterial

Basedofthesilkspider
body,Sp3drcaneasily
travelandrotatelikethe
silkspiderandother
insects.

Cellularandnested

Informationcanbe
processedfortheentire
printatthebeginning,
thenhavenested
instructionstoredin
memory.

Optimizingratherthanmaximizing

Optimizesmixing
chambertobreakdown
necessarychemicalsto
createastrongchainof
proteins.

Leveraginginterdependence

Leaflitterprovideswaste

materialforSp3drto
recycleandcreateprint
materials.
Usingbenignmanufacturing

Sp3drassembleschains
andlayersofproteinson
topofeachothertocreate
anobjectwhichisrigid,
colorful,andbiologically
friendly.

Usingmultifunctionaldesign

Duringprintjobs,glands
areworkingtoproduce
morematerialtofinishthe
printjob.

Fittingformtofunction

Sp3drssmallformfactor
allowsittoprintat
differentscales,heights,
anddensities.

Recyclingallmaterials

Recycleprintedmaterials,
recycleorganiclitter,and
recycleliquidmaterial
insideofSp3dr.

Fosteringcooperative
relationships

Thisdevicecanconnect
withcommunitymembers
tobuildatoolforthelocal
communitytouse.

Automaticallydownloada
listofprintsinaqueueto
setprintjobs.

Selforganizing

Processesinformationfor
aprintandassemblesthe
3Dobjectondemand
whilecontrolling
temperature,layerheight,
andfeedrate..

Usinglifefriendlymaterials

Useslifefriendlymaterials
tospreadlayerontopof
layer.

Usingwaterbasedchemistry

Storesorganicmaterials
withinanaqueous
environment,insidea
gland

Usingselfassembly

Selfassemblyis
performedforthe3D
object.

Sp3drwillbeableto
selfassemblewitha
singletransmission.

Recommendationsfordesignmodificationsthatwouldhelpyourdraftdesignbettermeet
LifesPrinciples,meetmoreofLifesPrinciples,ormeetprinciplesinnewways:

TransformSp3drintoasmallballwhenitisnotinuse,muchlikeapillbug,fora
condensedtravelitem.

PlaceglandsontheoutershellofSp3drtostoremorematerialasSp3drisprinting.This
allowsSp3drtoinactivateemptyglandsandswitchtotheglandfulloforganicmaterial.

Placeleavesonoutershelltoreceivemorefreeenergyforoperation.