CRITICAL INQUIRY - 3D Printing

 [With 3D printing,] we can actually create structures that are more intricate than any other manufacturing technology — or, in fact, are impossible to build in any other way.

— Lisa Harouni

 

In class, we saw a video about three dimentional printing.

To be honest, before we saw the TED video and Rob just mentioned it in class,

I shook my head.

No way.

I didn't believe it. Not one bit.

I'm a stubborn girl, but I'll admit this one.... I was wrong.

(I hate saying that)

 

Seriously though, Lisa Harouni gives an incredible talk on the realistic aspects of 3D printing and where it is going in the future.

 

 

 

What really blowed my mind was that 3D printers have been around for 30 years!

What?? 30 years!

That's insane - I'm just hearing about it now.

This is crazy.

 

The only reason why it isn't more popular now is because people have to make the code to make the products...

However, once those codes are easier to produce and understand,

every home may have a 3D printer.