Star Wars And Disney Boosting 3D Printing Industry Craze

Han Solo would have wanted you to share the carbon freezing experience with him. That’s just the kind of guy he was. You can now, thanks to Disney, Star Wars, and its D-Tech 3D Printing technology. During the special Star Wars Weekend series at Disney World, fans of the movie can experience the “carbon freeze me” technology.

Using new imaging technology (probably not unlike the Autodesk 123D Catch app I wrote about last week), you are scanned and your likeness cast via three-dimensional printing methods. I won’t be surprised to see a RepRap, MakerBot or the new MakerGear M-series user leveraging both the Autodesk 123D Catch app and a 3D printer to create their own Han Solo versions. I’d watch Thingiverse.com for productions.

In another fun post, Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing.net shared how you can make your own Star Wars droid. Pretty cool.

Read Steven Miller’s post at the Disney blog for more info.

More about Disney’s D-Tech here.