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3D Printer For Your Kids

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-your-own-toys dept.

kkleiner writes "Two developers from Shapeways and i.materialise have designed a 3D printer for your ten-year-old. The prototype, named Origo, would allow children to easily design objects in 3Dtin and then print them safely in their home with minimal adult supervision. Could it be the last toy you ever have to buy for your kids?"

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  1. I don't get it by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I already have a 10-year old kid, why would I want to print more of them? And what's wrong with the old fashioned way, even if I wanted more?

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    1. Re:I don't get it by artor3 · · Score: 4, Funny

      These new kids are made entirely of plastic! No screaming, no crying, no fighting, no diapers, no vomiting, no bizarre illnesses, no asking "why" fifty times in quick succession, and best of all - no turning into teenagers when you're not looking!

  2. 3D Printer for my kids? by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like a fair trade.

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  3. Re:so when by DigiShaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    b) dildos

    I doubt Bart and Beavis will be crafting one of these, but their mothers might. Talk about a choking hazard...

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