Researchers Moot "Teleportation" Via Destructive 3D Printing

ErnieKey writes Researchers from German-based Hasso Plattner Institute have come up with a process that may make teleportation a reality — at least in some respects. Their 'Scotty' device utilizes destructive scanning, encryption, and 3D printing to destroy the original object so that only the received, new object exists in that form, pretty much 'teleporting' the object from point A to point B. Scotty is based on an off-the-shelf 3D printer modified with a 3-axis milling machine, camera, and microcontroller for encryption, using Raspberry Pi and Arduino technologies." This sounds like an interesting idea, but mostly as an art project illustrating the dangers of DRM. Can you think of an instance where you would actually want the capabilities this machine claims to offer?

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moot teleportation?

[Anonymous Coward]

First moot retires, and now they want to destructively teleport him?

Hmmmm

[fyngyrz]

Can you think of an instance where you would actually want the capabilities this machine claims to offer?

Yes. Yes, I can. Let's use this as the new transport mechanism for congresspersons. What a problem-solver!

Re:Isn't that how the transporter works?

[Megahard]

No, the transporter works by first filming with the actor, then without the actor, and combining the shots post-production with added glitter.

Re:Prototyping security?

[fractoid]

Hint: Don't put your p-

I thought this post was going somewhere much more worrying than "et hamster".