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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. For my kids? by jedo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I want one for myself!

  3. Forget the kids! by socz · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can finally make those pieces I've always needed to finish my lego builds!

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  4. 3D Printer for my kids? by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like a fair trade.

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  5. screw buying for kids... by wierd_w · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Even if it is expensive, this would be a very awesome thing to have.

    I sculpt on occasion, and being able to fast sculpt a primitive form digitally, then finish up with hand tools would greatly expedite the process.

    Throw in a 3d stereoscopic scanner, and keep the pricetag under 2k, and I'm sold.

  6. Moving Parts, no problem [Re:Limits] by BlueF · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.techi.com/2011/07/3d-printer-makes-working-tools-with-moving-parts/

  7. 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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  8. Did that a year and a half ago by dbc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Built a Makerbot Cupcake with my daughter, now age 12. We print a lot of stuff. I do robot parts. She learned the basics of Solidworks, and does doll house furniture, cookie cutters, gift boxes, and parts for robots that we build together. A 3D printer is great for kids in many ways. Since she was little, I've always told her: "The best toys are the ones you build yourself." and I'll spend much more freely on supplies at the craft store than crap from Toys-R-Us. 3D printers are just an extension of that theme.