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While debate rages over using 3D printers to make guns or gun parts, technologies for other possible abuses are emerging — including the ability to cheaply copy and reproduce works of art and jewelry. A few days ago at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, 3D-printer company MakerBot introduced the other end of the equation — a device called the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner that can create a computer model of any small object. Makerbot founder and CEO Bre Pettis didn’t name a price for the new gadget, which goes on sale this fall.
[Sponsor Post] As of right now, 3D printing remains a bit of a novelty. Sure, you can design your own shoes, pretend you’re on “Star Trek,” or dream up a three-wheel hybrid car , but 3D printing’s practical implications for business have yet to capture the public imagination. When will 3D printing start fundamentally changing the business landscape—or are we there already?
Engineer Jim Kor wants to make a car that is efficient, affordable, simple, and safe, and that can be easily produced in small or large numbers. And he’s doing it with 3D printing. The car he’s developed is the Urbee 2, a two-seat, three-wheel hybrid.
3D printers have already been used to build lamps, kitchen tools and working locks . All of this stuff is useful on Earth and uses relatively small desktop printers
