Purpose:

This was Jeeeun Kim’s project that I was very fortunate to assist with. The purpose of this project was to test the current possibilities of human interactions with fabrication machines in an attempt to encourage more creativity in the design process. The traditional way to 3D print is to upload your file and let the printer do its job. By adding more functionality to the printers like motion trackers or even simply by adding an LED, the intractability of the of the machine is increased and allows for more creative behaviours. Rather than limiting the creative process to the CAD design, we want to include the design process in the fabrication process.

Method:

It’s a 3D printer with a leap motion installed above the nozzle in oder to make the 3D printer trace the actions of the human’s hand. After calibration, the 3D printer will follow any motions of the tip of the index finger and print out the design.

Everything was designed on node.js using php to bridge the connection between the leap motion and the 3D printer.

PROJECT INFO

Advisor: Jeeeun Kim
Date: March 17, 2017
Role: Research Intern
View site: https://github.com/HarukiTakahashi/HFI