3D printer produces ice cream

MIT students create a 3-D printer that prints ice cream. It is just a proof of concept device, but the students hope that it will inspire kids to look at tech in a broader way. The students — Kyle Hounsell, Kristine Bunker, and David Donghyun Kim — hacked a Solidoodle 3D printer and hooked it up to a Cuisinart ice cream maker to create a contraption that offers on-demand soft serve ice cream.





"We were inspired to design this printer because we wanted to make something fun with this up and coming technology in a way that we could grab the attention of kids," Bunker told 3ders.org. "We felt that it was just as important to come up with a new technology as it was to interest the younger generation in pursuing science and technology so we can continue pushing the limits of what is possible."

"We imagine this technology being marketable in ice cream parlors such as Dairy Queen where customers can order an ice cream treat, wait 15 minutes, and see the shape they chose be created," they said.