3D printing

[stealthyaroura]

This is not new but you have to see this self replicating parts printer
called the "Rep Rap" to see its immense potential,DO watch the vid.
so cool a cheap i want one!!!!

http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap

[Amaterasu]

I look at that product and think...  Repair robots.  And important addition in the Abundance Paradigm.

[stealthyaroura]

I look at that product and think...  Repair robots.  And important addition in the Abundance Paradigm.

it's so cool it makes itself!!!! Christ if you gave it AI it may make a terminator lol

[Ellirium113]

Heh...these things are truly astounding

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNeXfBapcRo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ozSqo3lfw[/youtube]

How many of these are churning out drone fleets as we speak? 

[stealthyaroura]

Heh...these things are truly astounding
How many of these are churning out drone fleets as we speak? 

I knew you would have some info on this tech Ellirium aint it awsome

[Amaterasu]

Good question, Ellirium!

Probably many!

[Ellirium113]

Was a little suprised to see the amount of companies jumping on the 3d-printing band-wagon already.

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

These have been around for awhile I believe just not at the level of speed and accuracy as now.
But this was all 2d and not 3d as they have now..Truly amazing machines....  I worked for a company out of Baton Rouge in the early eighties that made software that would cut sheet metal air ducts for HVAC companies by designing the duct system in drawing form and transferring the drawing info straight to the cutter. We demonstrated the software at the AEC Systems show in Baltimore around 83' or 84'.

Then there was the raptor resonator from Jurassic Park movie...
 

[Somamech]

Actually that Pie Graph is Well and Trully Backwards 

Think of 3D Printing more as "Additive" rather than Subtractive for a start, then learn that some of the better technolgys that actual aerospace companys use still waste a lot of material in general to Wash, Clean or in another process actualully tip powder into the bin.  It Aint the be all and end all.. and thats coming from someone who has worked in the industry on the floor for 11 years. 

Infact Most of what I see now reallly sucks as companys on that list are marketing BS.  Grrr

[Somamech]

Infact most of those companys have Joined Forces in Two Halves. 

Too bad the Japanese are not in this game anymore as a "Major" service provider as they rocked when they tried to take over the world.   

[sky otter]

incredible

3D printed 'Magic Arms' give a little girl use of her limbs
By Terrence O'Brien  posted Aug 8th 2012 11:09AM

Don't get us wrong, we adore 3D printers and the whole additive manufacturing movement. But, if all you're going to get out of the ABS-jets are some companion cubes and a raptor claw, well then, we don't think there's much hope for the technology. Thankfully there are people out there (much better people than us, we might add), who have turned to 3D printers to actually improve peoples lives. Take, for example, the tale of two-year-old Emma, born with the congenital disorder arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). The disease causes a person's joints to become locked in a single position, in Emma's case, it was her arms. There are prosthetics that can help, but most are made of metal -- including the anchor vest -- which would make them too heavy for a 25-pound girl.

Instead of going off the shelf, doctors turned to a 3D printer from Stratasys to create custom molded parts and a lightweight vest for Emma. The result: the two-year-old who once could not lift her arms is now able to play, color and feed herself. Printing the parts also solves another major issue -- Emma is growing... quickly. The adorable tot has already outgrown her first vest, but her mother just calls the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and has a new one made. The same goes for replacement parts. Should a hinge or brace break, it need only be a matter of hours (not days or weeks) before a new one is delivered. For more details check out the heartwarming video after the break.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WoZ2BgPVtA0[/youtube]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/3d-printed-magic-arms-give-a-little-girl-use-of-her-limbs/

[Ellirium113]

  But wait folks thats not all...they also print FOOD! 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy3Oy5mmMiA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MDEdGhE2dUk[/youtube]

Modern Meadow plans to "apply the latest advances in tissue engineering beyond medicine to produce novel consumer biomaterials, including an edible cultured meat prototype that can provide a humane and sustainable source of animal protein to consumers around the world."

Apparently it's not just printed steak the company is after, but leather goods as well. 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/08/would-you-eat-3d-printed-meat.html

How about organs and tissue...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O3c3pUg0L8&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VHFlwJQIkE[/youtube]

[sky otter]

the food make me think of this

the interesting part is he got silverware with his catfish..lol
let's see it do that.



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEez9lNh8Uw&feature=related[/youtube]