Beam me up! 3D printing ‘teleporter’ sends physical objects digitally just like Star Trek’s transporter

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Beam me up! 3D printing ‘teleporter’ sends physical objects digitally just like Star Trek’s transporter

Device dubbed ‘Scotty’ scans objects to be ‘teleported’ at click of a button
Destroys original object as it digitises it, making sent copy unique
Digital blueprint is then encrypted and sent to be rebuilt at new location
A 3D printer then reconstructs the object at the other end
Teleporter could help to solve intellectual property concerns resulting from the rise in 3D printing
By JACK MILLNER FOR MAILONLINE

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

‘Teleporting’ physical objects over distances instantaneously – like the transporter in Star Trek – has been brought a step closer thanks to a new prototype that uses a 3D printer.
The device, dubbed ‘Scotty’, digitises an object in one place, destroying it in the process, and rebuilds it in another location.
Named after the operator of the transporter in the hit sci-fi TV series, Scotty scans an object layer by layer and sends its encrypted digital blueprint to a 3D printer for it to be reassembled.
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The prototype teleporter scans the object using a digital camera, destroying the original object in the process by slicing it apart layer by layer

The prototype teleporter scans the object using a digital camera, destroying the original object in the process by slicing it apart layer by layer
Users merely have to place an object into the device, select a recipient, and press the ‘relocate’ button, and the object will be sent to a new location to be reconstructed.
‘Scotty is a simple self-contained appliance that allows teleporting inanimate physical objects across distance,’ said the researchers, who are based in the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany….more here

 

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