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Project Daedalus: An Additive Manufacturing Vending Machine, Paul A. Galarnyk, Roxanna Stein, Priscilla Mcdonald, Sky Comarsh White, Matthew Caixeiro, Alexander Seifans, Chris Hays, Benjamin Sallick, Katherine Mcbrayer, Skyler Singleton, Scott Wt Kent

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The project was a research endeavor focused on designing and building a vending machine for 3D-printed parts. It also had the secondary objective of catalyzing leadership qualities among its membership by emphasizing individual responsibility and forward thinking. The project began in the spring of 2015, when the topic of autonomous 3D-printing was chosen, funding was secured, and the majority of the leadership was brought on. Over the summer and into the fall semester the team developed project requirements and infrastructure, and gathered members from the parent organization. By December of 2015 most of the machine design had been completed, and …