#  Honeycomb Structure 

 



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 As we discussed before, the whole manipulator consists five parts, in order to achieve a balance between flexibility and load bearing capacity, the frame of each part was designed with different parameters. This is a tutorial about the fabrication of a single segment.

 Honeycomb structure was build with the technology of 3D-printing, The STL file for 3D-printing can be download [here](/hpn-manipulator/downloads).

####  3D printer

 MakerBot Replicator 2X Experimental 3D Printer

 Cilck [here](https://www.amazon.com/MakerBot-Replicator-2X-Experimental-Printer/dp/B00H9KQKH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493043531&sr=8-1&keywords=makerbot%202x) to buy.

   ![makebot](/sites/g/files/omnuum4601/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/srtsandbox/files/makebot.png?itok=Txh0ByTM) 

 

####  Material 

 PolyFlex (1.75 mm; 750g) White

 Click [here](https://www.amazon.com/PolyFlex-1-75-mm-750g-White/dp/B00YXI4XI0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492938571&sr=8-2&keywords=PolyFlex) to buy.

   ![polyflex](/sites/g/files/omnuum4601/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/srtsandbox/files/polyflex.png?itok=uXSppbW_) 

 

####  Honeycomb structure

   ![honeycomb_1](/sites/g/files/omnuum4601/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/srtsandbox/files/honeycomb_1.png?itok=iEQUyg2V) 

 

 limited by the workspace of the 3D Printer, we divide the honeycomb structure into two sections and printed them independently. After that, we connected the two parts with clips. Here is an video shows the process.

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