Mobile Fabrication
summary
Explores personal fabrication on the go with two hardware prototypes: a modified MEM 3D printer that prints a truss-optimized allen key in ~25 minutes (claimed down to ~2 min) and a 3Doodler pen prototype that yields perfect-fit tips by tracing instructions. Researchers collect 75 scenarios from 40 volunteers and have 39 people curate them; an in-situ metro study with 12 participants shows users are far more satisfied and find solutions more useful when a solution database guides human-assisted fabrication.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to mobile fabrication
- 1:07History of fabrication evolution
- 2:52Why mobile fabrication matters
- 4:18Prototypes and proof of concept
- 7:06First prototype demo
- 8:52Design optimization for speed
- 10:15Limitations of first prototype
- 10:37Human-assisted prototype
- 13:10Advanced fabrication techniques
- 14:40User study results
- 16:05Summary of findings
- 16:47Future hardware objectives
- 18:12Q&A session
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