Speaker
Mark Skylar-Scott
(Stanford University)
Description
The first publication that presented embedded 3D printing was titled "Omnidirectional Printing". This term elegantly captured the ability to write non-planar and freeform filaments. However, the use of a support bath requires a physical bath to hold the gel, and allows entry only from the top. A truly omnidirectional method of 3D printing would enable printheads to construct parts from all angles, moving from bottom-to-top towards inside-out bioprinting. Here, I will present our collaborative work to create concentric tube robot 3D printheads that can operate through keyholes in the walls of a support bath. In doing so, it can write omnidirectionally with multiple printheads simultaneously.
