CoRA Students Build Machine To Recycle Bottles Into 3D Printer Filament

Bottle-to-filament machine built

A new hybrid robotics team at the Coronado Robotics Academy has built a machine that turns clean plastic bottles into filament for 3D printing.

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  1. A new hybrid robotics team at the Coronado Robotics Academy has built a machine that turns clean plastic bottles into filament for 3D printing.
  2. Filament Force One, made up of Coronado High School and Coronado Middle School students, is collecting bottles from the community to feed the device, called a PETamentor.
  3. The team says the recycled filament could cut the cost of robotics parts and keep plastic waste out of the environment.
  4. The community can drop off clean bottles in the alley behind the Coronado Fire Department and the academy.
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