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Firstly, very cool. Secondly, why burritos? From my perspective the form factor of a burrito doesn't mesh with the strengths of 3d printing. It seems like yo

Firstly, very cool. Secondly, why burritos? From my perspective the form factor of a burrito doesn't mesh with the strengths of 3d printing. It seems like you might be able to get an equally good burrito with mechanized squirt bottles that move in a semi random pattern. I could definitely see 3d printing being great for a number of food applications - cakes, candies, food sculptures, etc. Don't want to take away from the effort because its very creative but perhaps fill that sucker up with some different types of food materials.

polyfractal 14y ago
From the creator's About page: >The only thing I enjoy more than making cool stuff is making a decent burrito. Burritob0t is my thesis project as a graduate student at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), 2012. I made my little bot as a means of exploring my two passions – digital fabrication and good food. Mexican fast food is emblematic of the assembly line, mass produced era of modern consumables – appropriating the authenticity of the ethnic food sensibility it purports to embody while masquerading as an edible like substance. Because the burrito is a mass market consumable, it lends easily as a way for examining and stimulating discussion on various aspects of the food industry including: how and where our food is grown, methods of production, environmental impact, cultural appropriation and perhaps most importantly – what our food means to us. By parodying the humble burrito’s ingredients and methods of production we can shed light on these exogenous factors and interconnected systems surrounding the simple burrito.
- jff 14y ago
  Translation: I know it's pointless but it's ~art~ so you can't criticize me--this isn't meant to do anything important, it's meant to "stimulate discussion".
  - kevincennis 14y ago
    That sentence, with your snarky punctuation removed, seems perfectly valid to me. What's the problem with someone working on a project just because it's fun?
    - polyfractal 14y ago
      Agreed. This is really no different than any of the "Show HN: <relatively useless web app>". It was fun and probably taught the creator something new.
  - mmanfrin 14y ago
    Rude and condescending.

polyfractal 14y ago

From the creator's About page: >The only thing I enjoy more than making cool stuff is making a decent burrito. Burritob0t is my thesis project as a graduate student at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), 2012. I made my little bot as a means of exploring my two passions – digital fabrication and good food. Mexican fast food is emblematic of the assembly line, mass produced era of modern consumables – appropriating the authenticity of the ethnic food sensibility it purports to embody while masquerading as an edible like substance. Because the burrito is a mass market consumable, it lends easily as a way for examining and stimulating discussion on various aspects of the food industry including: how and where our food is grown, methods of production, environmental impact, cultural appropriation and perhaps most importantly – what our food means to us. By parodying the humble burrito’s ingredients and methods of production we can shed light on these exogenous factors and interconnected systems surrounding the simple burrito.

jff 14y ago
Translation: I know it's pointless but it's ~art~ so you can't criticize me--this isn't meant to do anything important, it's meant to "stimulate discussion".
- kevincennis 14y ago
  That sentence, with your snarky punctuation removed, seems perfectly valid to me. What's the problem with someone working on a project just because it's fun?
  - polyfractal 14y ago
    Agreed. This is really no different than any of the "Show HN: <relatively useless web app>". It was fun and probably taught the creator something new.
- mmanfrin 14y ago
  Rude and condescending.