3Doodler

Discussion:  WobbleWorks, a startup company out of Boston, has created a pen that you wave in the air in order to create three-dimensional pictures.  They are calling it the 3Doodler, the world’s first 3-D printing pen.  The reaction to the pen on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding site, has been phenomenal–they raised $1.1 million within 48 hours.  The pen works sort of like a hot glue gun because you load plastc strands into the back, then as you draw it oozes melted plast, which quickly cools and solidifies.

Source:  CNN News

Date:  February 21, 2013

Link:  http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/21/a-3-d-pen-that-lets-you-draw-objects-in-the-air/

Discussion Questions:

• How is the 3Doodler a type of 3-D printing?
• What could the 3Doodler be used for?