My 3D printer arrived! I shot its Out-Of-The-Box Experience using my Google Glass. It’s ten minutes long! That’s because it’s a kit I have to assemble.
By the way, in the video I mention I read it took three Ph.D. scientists and two engineers eight hours to assemble the printer. To be fair, I read numerous other places it only takes one person four to eight hours.
video of 3D printer out-of-the-box experience is coming! (microcontroller at center of photo)
— Charles Webster, MD ()
3D printing promises to revolutionize many industries in the same way the Internet did. Only, instead of manipulating just measly little ‘ol electrons, we’re talking whole frickin’ atoms! Download a 3D design off the Internet, tweak it to your purposes (size, add/subtract features, add your own branding), and presto! I don’t know how soon we’ll be printing pizzas like Star Trek’s replicator, but look at this list of cool medically-related stuff that’s already happening.
The hearing aid industry has the highest installed base of customized final consumer devices produced via 3D printing
— Charles Webster, MD ()
3D printing digital workflow speeds up flow of patient diagnostic info between dentist & dental lab
— Charles Webster, MD ()
Researchers 3D print arteries used in dialysis treatment & coronary artery bypass surgery
— Charles Webster, MD ()
Current 3D printing global medical market is small, only $215m, but projected to grow to $1bn industry w/i 10 years
— Charles Webster, MD ()
If you’re interested in 3D printing in medicine, check out these links!