3D printing with the mind: objects from thought by thinker thing

objects from thought: 3D printing with the mind

using an emotiv EPOC brain-computer headset, george laskowsky of thinker thing was able to create a three-dimensional shape by directing virtual mutations with his mind, which are controlled using small electrical impulses detectable in the brain. ‘this evolving model is created in a form that can be read by the latest 3D printers,’ says bryan salt, founder of thinker things. it allows us to create real physical objects directed by your mind’, he adds. anyone can use the machine, a user would need to wear the EPOC neuro-headset, which transfers the corresponding brain patterns to a computer program, manifesting a three-dimensional model from a genetic DNA seed.

for more information about the project, watch the videos below, or visit the current indiegogo campaign.

the first real object created with the mindvideo courtesy thinkerthingchile

creating real objects with the mindvideo courtesy thinkerthingchile

detail of the first ever 3D printed object from the mindimage via fayerwayer

programmingimage via fayerwayer

3D print outs

emotiv EPOC brain-computer headset