Self Replicating 3D Printer

photo by oskay (this is not the actual 3D printer)

“Based in the Waitakeres, in West Auckland, software developer and artist Vik Olliver is part of a team developing an open-source, self-copying 3D printer. The RepRap (Replicating Rapid-prototyper) printer can replicate and update itself. It can print its own parts, including updates, says Olliver, who is one of the core members of the RepRap team.”

[ continue reader @ Computer World | RepRap]