It is amazing how quickly 3D printing technology has been advancing. The advancements we have seen from the time Chuck Hull invented the process of stereolithography in 1983 until the early 2000′s, pales in comparison to the progress we have seen in just the last few years. When Chuck Hull invented 3D printing, I’m sure he had no clue that today we’d be printing out sensors and other electronic devices, but that’s where exponential progress has taken us.
With 3D printing making major advances in the medical field, scientists are now hoping to create a 3D printed heart with human cells. The process would eliminate the need for donors, as well as make transplants more successful.
Scientists at the University of Lincoln are testing a humanoid robot which has been created using 3D printing technology, hoping the project leads to a new generation of androids that humans feel more comfortable interacting with. The original designer of the robot is Gael Langevin, who created InMoov, the first open source 3D printed life-size robot.
3D printing is once again changing surgery. This time it’s being used to manufacture tiny implants with a memory function, or complex shapes, like the ear’s cochlea.
Beth Solange
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