The object
Hod Lipson co-founded Fab@Home, a multi-material open-source 3D printer built for public use and experimentation. Columbia's Creative Machines Lab calls it the first publicly available multi-material printer and one of the first open-source DIY printers, an influential early platform for personal fabrication.
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What Hod did
Co-founded the Fab@Home project and co-developed its multi-material open-source 3D printer.
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Why it matters
Fab@Home was among the first open-source DIY 3D printers and made multi-material personal fabrication publicly accessible.
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Living-status check
Columbia Engineering published a November 14, 2024 report about Lipson’s appearance and interview in a new Bloomberg robotics documentary.