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3D Printers for Kids

posted by mattie_p on Monday February 17 2014, @04:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the my-little-printer dept.

similar_name writes: "The prospect of children printing their own Transformers and My Little Pony toys is a step closer, after toy firm Hasbro revealed a partnership with 3D printing company 3D Systems. The two companies are working together to 'co-develop and commercialize innovative play printers and platforms later this year.'"

[Ed. Note] The first one I would print is Applejack.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Qzukk on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:52AM

    by Qzukk (1086) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:52AM (#1374) Journal

    I do not see 3D models, designed for 3D printing (the latter point being kind of important) suddenly popping up on TPB and being a problem.

    It won't necessarily be YOUR 3d model that appears, but if you sell a simple chunk of plastic, I expect that someone's going to figure it out and A 3d model [reddit.com] will appear.

  • (Score: 1) by Hombre on Tuesday February 18 2014, @04:09AM

    by Hombre (977) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @04:09AM (#1390)

    So? Unfortunate, but that's no different from what can already be done even without a 3D printer. Mold-making and casting. Some people will do that, even though it's cheaper to just get an original than it is to reverse engineer it, especially if they have to now make the 3D model first.