The only problem for Drumm when he posted his interest in creating a RepRap meetup?

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In a sense, many roads lead back to RepRap, the open-source, community-fueled project aimed at creating a self-replicating machine.

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RepRaps even have the unique quality of being able to produce most of the components of another RepRap, effectively reproducing.

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Creating a mini mobile makerspace that can be built again and again, almost like an open source RepRap, by small dedicated teams.

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The research team uses a RepRap 3D printer and a custom extruder head to print a filament network composed of sucrose, glucose and dextran which is later encased in a bio-gel containing living cells.

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When he started researching online, he found out about RepRap, an open-source project for 3D printing, which provided the foundation to at least start creating a 3D printer, not only because of the open-source instructions but also because of a community of enthusiastic tinkerers like himself.

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