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blog.makezine.com - 11/5/2009

Frostruder MK2

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Zach Hoeken wrote up a nice piece about the design of the MakerBot Frostruder MK2 , currently in its second prototype. He talks about the challenges of designing a cheap, small device capable of computer-controlled cupcake frosting: My first experiment was with some thick, chocolate ...

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blog.makerbot.com - 11/4/2009

R&D: Frostruder MK2

— blog.makerbot.com — One of our goals when we started MakerBot and designed the CupCake CNC was to automate one... of the most tedious things of all time: frosting cupcakes. This incredibly difficult task has plagued mankind for centuries, but at long last we have found a ... (more) R&D: Frostruder MK2

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Frostruder MK2 http://bit.ly/2kTPrx 11/5/2009

RT @pabloduboue: r @bekathwia Because no one should have to frost cupcakes by hand: the Frostruder MK2 http://bit.ly/1VlIIw <--- sweet! ;-) 11/5/2009

Because no one should have to frost cupcakes by hand: the (computer-controlled) Frostruder MK2 http://bit.ly/1VlIIw (via @make) 11/4/2009

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Gizmodo — ... by the misguided costume ideas of this particular Halloween. [Make] Cupcake Frosting Robot Takes The Fun Out Of Licking Up Messes The MakerBot Frostruder MK2 is the second prototype of a computer controlled cupcake froster. It looks kinda cool, but is it really necessary to build a robot for consistently frosted cupcakes, cakes, and toast? I'd rather use the time saved to nibble on the "defective" inconsistently frosted treats. [Makerbot via Make] Palm Will Not Be Having A Very Merry Christmas Things worse ...