The video above, sent along to us by Brad Steiger, shows an incredible new technology which, frankly, leaves little need for further commentary. Have a look and see the incredible potential that exists in a future where three dimensional objects can be “printed” and used for practical purposes.
If you had access to one of these machines, what would you use it to make copies of (noting the complexity of items with movable parts displayed in the video segment)?
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Mac Tonnies would have featured this on his site. He would have also included a wise (and wryly funny) comment.
I give you… the solar sinter!
Cool, huh? Imagine if NASA started developing these type of robots, that could be launched prior to the manned mission, arrive at their destination (The Moon, Mars) and start ‘printing’ the habitat of the astronauts from indigenous materials 🙂