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If you are hoping to make one of these for yourself we just started selling kits for this, and other bioprinters on our website at https://www.bioprintersinc.c

• justinclift 8y ago
  From that page: "This kit contains all parts needed to convert your Printrbot 3d printer into the Bioprinter showcased in Carnegie Mellon's Paper". It might be a good idea to look into printers other than Printrbot's too, as they officially closed their doors recently. :( https://printrbot.com https://printrbot.com
• dx87 8y ago
  Out of curiosity, do you think this technology could be used for tattoos? I've never used a 3d printer so I don't know all the technical details, but it seems like it would be possible to provide a 3d image of your arm and have the syringe create a tattoo one poke at a time.
  • justinclift 8y ago
    Well, current CNC machines can use a touch probe to pretty accurately map the height of a given surface: http://community.carbide3d.com/t/using-ugs-probe-helper/8823/4 http://community.carbide3d.com/t/using-ugs-probe-helper/8823... That approach could be used to build a useful representation of the arm/body area needing work. The actual injection bit I have no idea though. Maybe mount ing a real tattoo gun and hooking up the enable/disable spindle pins to it would work. Seems like some people have already been down a similar path before: https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-PRINTER-X-TATTOO-MACHINE/ https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-PRINTER-X-TATTOO-MACHINE... https://makezine.com/2016/08/09/are-robots-the-future-of-the-tattoo-industry/ https://makezine.com/2016/08/09/are-robots-the-future-of-the...