It's something out of a childish dream about your drawings coming to life. Except it's real. Picture: 3Doodle Source: Supplied
DID you ever have that moment as a kid where you wish your drawings could come to life?
Dream no more. A new company has developed a technology that allows you to do just that.
Enter, the 3Doodle pen that replaces ink with plastic which melts at 270C to create a 3D object instead of just an idea on paper.
The 3Doodle starts out like any other kind of pen, you begin by drawing normally, with the nib pressed to paper, but then you lift it in the air and the pen keeps drawing.
The plastic hardens almost immediately, cooled down by a teensy fan contained in the nib of the pen.
The 3Doodle is incredibly cool but it offers more than just novelty. According to the company it can be used to create jewelry, pendants, fridge magnets and allows users to personalise things like smartphone cases, laptops and tablets. It also creates the potential for designers to literally draw a prototype of their idea, allowing them to map it in 3D before it has even gone into production.
The video demonstration (above) showed how one designer 'drew' a model of the Eiffel Tower to scale. The possibilities for this technology are seemingly endless.
And the market seems to think so too. The company has already far exceeded its crowdfunding goal of $30,000 Kickstarter. The pen has earned almost than $1,612,000 in funding.
And 3Doodle aren't just planning to stop with plastics, it is also envisioning a pen that can draw sugary treats in 3D.
You might one day be able to draw your own lollipop!!
"We could in theory use the pen to melt sticks of sugar," 3Doodle spokesman Daniel Cowen told New Scientist.
However he also said they're holding off on the idea due to "food safety issues".
"We will be running some tests soon – and we'd have to lower the temperature in the pen, too," he said.
Needless to say, while the pen creates some awesome 3D doodles, it's not child's play. Given that it heats the plastic to 270C, it's best to keep it away from children.
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