Digital imaging specialists at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington created a 3D bust and life mask of U.S. President Barack Obama. The process involved the use of a high-speed system consisting of 14 cameras, 50 LED lights, and handheld 3D scanners to capture every nuance of his skin, which allowed the team to capture detailed shape and facial properties in… Continue reading The First 3D-Printed Bust Of Barack Obama At Smithsonian
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Asda 3D-Printer Builds Mini Versions of You
Asda, one of Britain’s biggest supermarket chain is selling 3D-printed figurines, offering customers a chance to be scanned and made into a detailed miniatures statues. The supermarket is holding a trial of the service at their York store in northern England. Having your whole body scanned takes between two-three minutes, with a small handheld machine recording images at a… Continue reading Asda 3D-Printer Builds Mini Versions of You
Stunning 3-D Printed Version of Yourself
Inspired by a little figurines in a Japanese pop-up shop called Omote, the world’s 3-D photo booth, Kristina Neurohr and Timo Schaedel started a business called Twinkind, a company based in Hamburg, Germany, that will turn you, your loved ones, or your pets into a detailed little statues, using 360-degree scanning and 3-D printing technologies. The final figurines, which can range in size… Continue reading Stunning 3-D Printed Version of Yourself
The Liberator: World’s First 3D-Printed Plastic Handgun
The Liberator is the world’s first 3D-printed plastic handgun. It’s almost entirely made from plastic, formed of 16 components made inside a Stratasys Dimension SST 3D printer. The only non-printed piece is a common hardware store nail used as its firing pin. The design is complied with the Undetectable Firearms Act by inserting a six ounce cube of non-functional steel into the… Continue reading The Liberator: World’s First 3D-Printed Plastic Handgun
Shapeways 3D Printing: Make Your Ideas Real
Shapeways is a 3D printing service start-up company based in New York City. Users upload design files, and Shapeways prints the objects for them or others. Users can have objects printed from a variety of materials, including food-safe ceramics. Shapeways printed and sold over one million user-created objects since last June. This video shows us… Continue reading Shapeways 3D Printing: Make Your Ideas Real