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Cost are coming down. This is an example of open source at work. Many more people doing this.
RepRap: The 3D printer that's heading for your home ...
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Bowyer took it upon himself to design a low-cost 3D printer that could print in plastic and was capable of making copies of itself. The first RepRap 3D printer, named Darwin, was complete in 2007, and thanks to its open source design, enthusiasts were quick to build their own versions of the machine.
Today not only are there are an estimated 20,000 people using RepRap machines, the schematics for which are freely available online, but other groups have taken RepRap designs and modded them to create successful low-cost printers of their own, such as the US firm MakerBot and British firm Bits from Bytes.
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RepRap modders can innovate more rapidly than high end commercial 3D printer manufactures, Bowyer claims, because the open source community of modders is larger than the pool of engineers working for any one company.
It's a brave new world.
I believe that, in time, our flesh will become printed using biological printers. We won't have to transplant an organ or limb- we'll build new one from scratch.
We will build space ships on site in orbit. Anything is possible, or will be.
It's a brave new world.
I believe that, in time, our flesh will become printed using biological printers. We won't have to transplant an organ or limb- we'll build new one from scratch.
We will build space ships on site in orbit. Anything is possible, or will be.
In the early 80's I could not fathom why anyone would want a PC in their home. What would they possibly do with it?
It's impossible to imagine what the next 100 years will bring, no different than it was 100 years ago.
Only thing certain is that there will be plenty of folk talking about the good ole days of 2100, before .....
It's a brave new world. I believe that, in time, our flesh will become printed using biological printers. We won't have to transplant an organ or limb- we'll build new one from scratch.
We will build space ships on site in orbit. Anything is possible, or will be.
Yes. Already doable.
Originally Posted by CDusr Well the construction usage I find most intriguing, however, 3D printing of body parts will be far more controversial. Think I read where they have kept parts for 4 or 5 months successfully. Imagine this with nano tech. 3D Printers Now Print Human BodyParts | TechHive
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An elderly woman is the first person in the world to be fitted with a 3D-printed body part--a new lower jaw.
According to the BBC, the 83-year-old patient had long suffered from a badly infected lower jaw that was considered too risky to operate on by way of traditional methods. Due to the associated risks, doctors turned to 3D-printing as a viable alternative.
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