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honestly, this seems like a no-brainer. i'm not sure what took so long to get this done. both 3d scanners and 3d printers have been around for decades. the fact
by leeoniya 15y ago
honestly, this seems like a no-brainer. i'm not sure what took so long to get this done. both 3d scanners and 3d printers have been around for decades. the fact that it was mere matter of procuring the scanned data in a standard, open-source interoperable format is a big fail.
- vsviridov 15y agoI think it doesn't happen because of the way medical insurance is set up in the States. No doctor has to "vote with their wallet" so to speak. "Oh, hey, a model bone is going to cost us $1200? Whatever, the insurance company is paying for it". No pressing need to save money and optimize their processes...
- Providentian 15y agoIt has taken a while for the printers to come down the cost curve, and for materials to come up the quality curve. I was talking to the CEO of Z Corp (a $50M 3D printng company) and he gave a great example of how, for Clark's Shoes, they've been able to go from small scale looks-like prototypes, to full-size prototypes, to functional shoes, over 10 years. Apparently functional prosthetics are next.