As crazy as things seem to be progressing these days in the technology realm; the latest breakthrough will shock you even more. Just yesterday, a new kind of 3D printer idea was released. This 3D printer is not your typical 3D printer though. This form of printing does not produce products that are accessible for everyday use. Instead, this printer will offer something that can be consumed by the person who gave the printer input. That's right, the first 3D-food printer prototype was released with intentions of one of its kind one day available on worldwide markets.
The Foodini will be the first of its kind and though it may not sound very appetizing initially, it uses fresh ingredients to create its edible treats. The idea came along after looking for a way to rapidly prepare food in or around the home. The printer uses flavor cartridges to dispense combined ingredients on a glass plate. These ingredients are either cooked or blended before being extruded from the nozzle of the machine. Some of the foods that have been printed so far are, shaped cookies and bowls made from bread that can hold dips or other liquid treats. The printer is supposedly able to make things that are impossible to make by hand.
Currently the inventor is trying to raise $100,000 to begin a full production run of the 3D-food printer. It seems as though that this is impossible to imagine next to our microwave in our homes but one day it could become true. Currently backers of the Kickstarter company can pay $999 to reserve a Foodini from the company in advance. If you would like to check out the website posting this material, the link is shown below.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/01/3d-food-printer-foodini
No comments:
Post a Comment