Mobile Fabrication

Roumen, Thijs; Kruck, Bastian; Dürschmid, Tobias; Nack, Tobias; Baudisch, Patrick

doi:10.1145/2984511.2984586

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“…Researchers have also showed how to print hydraulic devices that allow handling bigger forces. Roumen et al [2016] for instance, print hydraulics by filling the chambers with water droplets during 3D printing (Figure 2.10).…”

Section: Pneumatics and Hydraulicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The development of 3D FDM-printable conductive materials required solving several challenges. Initially, high-conductivity silver Figure 2.10: Printing liquids and solids in a single process to create this hydraulic robot [Roumen et al, 2016]. inks had to be extruded at high temperatures, which tended to melt the plastic materials typically used for the remainder of the object.…”

Section: Conductive and Electricalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When applying this to personal fabrication, we may ask what will happen once (high-speed) fabrication devices are miniaturized to the extent that users will carry them at all times, allowing them to fabricate anything anywhere anytime. We refer to Mobile Fabrication [Roumen et al, 2016] for a first exploration in this direction.…”

Section: Conclusion and Open Research Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Personal Fabrication

Baudisch

Mueller

2017

FNT in Human–Computer Interaction

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While fabrication technologies have been in use in industry for several decades, expiring patents have recently allowed the technology to spill over to technology-enthusiastic "makers". The big question now is whether the technology will further progress towards consumers, which would allow the technology to scale from hundreds of thousands of users to hundreds of millions of users. Such a transition would enable consumers to use computing not just to process data, but for physical matter. This holds the promise of democratizing a whole range of fields preoccupied with physical objects, from product design to interior design, to carpentry, and to some areas of mechanical and structural engineering. It would bring massive, disruptive change to these industries and their users. We analyze similar trends in the history of computing that made the transition from industry to consumers, such as desktop publishing and home video editing, and come to the conclusion that such a transition is likely. Our analysis, however, also reveals that any transition to consumers first requires a hardware + software system that embodies the skills and expert knowledge that consumers lack: (1) hardware and materials that allow fabricating the intended objects, (2) software that embodies domain knowledge, (3) software that embodies the know-how required to operate the machinery, and (4) software that provides immediate feedback and supports interactive exploration. At the same time, sustained success will only be possible if we also consider future implications, in particular (5) sustainability and (6) intellectual property. We argue that researchers in HCI and computer graphics are well equipped for tackling these six challenges. We survey the already existing work and derive an actionable research agenda.

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Section: Pneumatics and Hydraulicsmentioning

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Section: Conductive and Electricalmentioning

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Section: Conclusion and Open Research Questionsmentioning

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Personal Fabrication

Baudisch

Mueller

2017

FNT in Human–Computer Interaction

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“…The print server was implemented on a Raspberry Pi 3 (see Figure 7) using a Debian-based Linux operating system. Similar to Reference [42], we used the basic functionality of a software package, OctoPrint [38], which was designed as a web server for 3D printers. For programming purposes, it implemented a REST API [10], which could be used for communication with the mobile application.…”

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“…Recently, an approach for mobile fabrication [42] was introduced that used a single board computer as an interface between smartphone and 3D printed. This work used this setup for connecting a modified 3D printer for the usage on-the-go.…”

Section: Architecturementioning

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Autonomous Selection and Printing of 3D Models for People Who Are Blind

Götzelmann

2018

ACM Trans. Access. Comput.

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3D models are an important means for understanding spatial contexts. Today these models can be materialized by 3D printing, which is increasingly used at schools for people with visual impairments. In contrast to sighted people, people with visual impairments have so far, however, neither been able to search nor to print 3D models without assistance. This article describes our work to develop an aid for people with visual impairments that would facilitate autonomous searching for and printing of 3D models. In our initial study, we determined the requirements to accomplish this task by means of a questionnaire and developed a first approach that allowed personal computer-based 3D printing. An extended approach allowed searching and printing using common smartphones. In our architecture, technical details of 3D printers are abstracted by a separate component that can be accessed via Wi-Fi independently of the actual 3D printer used. It comprises a search of the models in an annotated database and 3D model retrieval from the internet. The whole process can be controlled by voice interaction. The feasibility of autonomous 3D printing for people with visual impairments is shown with a first user study. Our second user study examines the usability of the user interface when searching for 3D models on the internet and preparing them for the materialization. The participants were able to define important printing settings, whereas other printing parameters could be determined algorithmically. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Accessibility systems and tools; Auditory feedback; Ubiquitous and mobile devices;

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Tangible and Visible 3D Object Reconstruction in Augmented Reality

Chan

Lin

2019

2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)

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Mobile Fabrication

Cited by 21 publications

References 38 publications

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Personal Fabrication

Autonomous Selection and Printing of 3D Models for People Who Are Blind

Tangible and Visible 3D Object Reconstruction in Augmented Reality

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