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MIT Integrates 3D Printer and 3D Scanner To Print on Objects By Will Smith on Aug. 22, 2014

Many of the problems encountered while 3D printing are due to the fact that printers are actually pretty dumb. While the printer knows where the print head is at any given time, it knows nothing about the state of the print, which leads to some awesome failures. The folks at MIT have developed a printer that scans the print bed for objects, and can print on those objects. I'm hopeful we'll be able to use a similar method to print irregular-shaped objects without resorting to support material. (via Make and Sean Charlesworth)

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http://www.tested.com/tech/3d-printing/463805-mit-integrates-3d-printer-and-3d-scanner-print-objects/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl17|sec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D519408