For About $1,000, You'll Soon Be Able to Buy a 3D Food Printer Josh Scherer - TakePart | |
go to original November 20, 2014 |
Forget the new iphone - humans have figured out how to print a plate of pasta.
Barcelona-based startup, Natural Machines, debuted the first prototype of its revolutionary 3D food printer, appropriately called “Foodini”, at Dublin’s Web Summit tech conference this month (see video below). Although 3D printed food is not an entirely new concept - Cornell labs developed printable muscle tissue in 2013 and NASA is currently funding a $125,000 project to print pizzas in outer space - Foodini is the first 3D food printer designed for home use.
It’s currently in prototype stage, but one year from now you’ll be able to be able print pumpkin gnocchi, mashed potato cubes, and designer-inspired chocolate vases from the comfort of your own kitchen for a tentative retail cost of $1,000.
But the real value in Foodini isn’t in novelty-shaped confections; it’s in the simple but daunting recipes that people are too scared, lazy, or busy to make from scratch. Don’t know how to hand cut fettuccine? Download a recipe and hit print. Love breadsticks but hate going to the Olive Garden? Just sit back, relax, and let your new best friend Foodini do what it does best.
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Photo: Natural Machines
3D printed food: The taste test. CNBC is at the Dublin Web Summit 2014 and takes 3D printed food to the test. (CNBC International)
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