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RobertoOrtiz
07-07-2003, 02:52 PM
Quote:

"Two Swiss researchers have created what could be the largest portable ink jet printer in the world. "

>>Link<< (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3045158.stm)

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meats
07-07-2003, 05:38 PM
Yeah, this is cool, I saw it on HeavyBackpack.com - here's a direct link to the creators site, where you can view movies of this thing in action - Hektor (http://www.hektor.ch/)
danylyon
07-08-2003, 09:09 AM
cool.. swiss go swiss :applause:
Fluckrat
07-08-2003, 03:05 PM
*Cue Butthead voice*

That is the coolest thing I have ever seen....
igorstshirts
07-09-2003, 02:51 AM
As an airbrush artist making his living painting on shirts... That kinda scares me.:shrug:
alphatron
07-09-2003, 03:00 AM
Igor, it's not like this is futuristic hardware.. this could have been done years ago, these guys just happened to have the ingenuity to make it a reality.
igorstshirts
07-09-2003, 03:15 AM
Yeah... It' the IDEA behind it. Scan a pic and watch this robot paint it with total precision in a few seconds.
Per-Anders
07-09-2003, 03:20 AM
seems to me to be like a mobile plotter using spray cans instead of felt pens.... still very cool though.
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