MIT Researcher Demos Self-Assembling Objects 69
iONiUM writes "From the article: 'Many are only just getting their heads around the idea of 3D printing but scientists at MIT are already working on an upgrade: 4D printing. At the TED conference in Los Angeles, architect and computer scientist Skylar Tibbits showed how the process allows objects to self-assemble.' There could be many applications for this. Definitely a cool step forward."
Pictures and video of the process.
so its a sponge on a string? (Score:3, Insightful)
good luck with the investors, I have some self assembling robot animals to sell you
4D printing? (Score:5, Insightful)
Unless you're printing into the past and future, how is this 4D?
Basic test to qualify as a 4D printer... (Score:4, Insightful)
Assemble a tesseract.
If it can't do that, it's not a 4D printer, it's just hype about a different 3D printing method.