I've GOT to get one of these!

CoasterMatt · 03-22-2005, 03:16 PM

http://www.newscientist.com/article....ine-news_rss20

It's a self-replicating 3D printer - it's like an Escher painting come to life

mousepod · 03-22-2005, 03:24 PM

The link doesn't seem to work, but I'm pretty sure Heather & I saw this at an expo here in SF last year. It's very cool.

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-22-2005, 05:24 PM

Link worked for me. I think this is a new thing - the old 3d printer used plastic or glue, this one (which doesn't quite exist yet) will use low-melt point metals. Awesomeness.

DisneyFan25863 · 03-22-2005, 05:31 PM

Until it reproduces itself too many times, eventually evolving into an army of robots which take over the world...

mousepod · 03-22-2005, 05:42 PM

Got the link to work. This is truly cooler than the one we saw (I think it used some kind of plastic). I want two!

Ghoulish Delight · 03-22-2005, 05:48 PM

The idea for this one (note, it doesn't actually exist yet) is to use multiple materials. Both a plastic for the major components, and the low-melting point metal for circuitry.

Stan4dSteph · 03-22-2005, 09:06 PM

Uh oh. Replicators.

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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	The link doesn't seem to work, but I'm pretty sure Heather & I saw this at an expo here in SF last year. It's very cool. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Link worked for me. I think this is a new thing - the old 3d printer used plastic or glue, this one (which doesn't quite exist yet) will use low-melt point metals. Awesomeness. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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DisneyFan25863 Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stevenson Ranch, CA Posts: 464	Until it reproduces itself too many times, eventually evolving into an army of robots which take over the world...
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03-22-2005, 05:42 PM	#5
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Got the link to work. This is truly cooler than the one we saw (I think it used some kind of plastic). I want two! __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The idea for this one (note, it doesn't actually exist yet) is to use multiple materials. Both a plastic for the major components, and the low-melting point metal for circuitry. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-22-2005, 09:06 PM	#7
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Uh oh. Replicators.
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