I was watching Make's streaming video of the Hardware Innovation Workshop yesterday and heard Makies founder Alice Taylor talk about her experience as CEO of the creepy doll company. (Which do NOT offer a shaved-head version, sadly). THEN, I see on 3ders.org this morning that they got to present Prince Harry and David Cameron both with likenesses of themselves. Good on you, Makie. It's like every little girls dreams smashed into one article. Here's the original post.
See the Instructable here. 
This flame that lives on the valve stem of your bike is a tire lever. Designed by Bailey Jones. www.brightpd.com - a Wired 3-D Print-Off submission
This is a 3D printed hydraulic muscle. It is capable of exerting linear force. - another 3-D Print-Off submission by Randy Sarafan
My wife and I recently took our honeymoon to Thailand and Cambodia (which seems to be a common thing these days...), and she was extremely patient with my constant stopping to 'Capture' some of the carved sculptures and architecture in Bangkok and Siem Reap.
Fortunately, I got some really good ones and processed them when we had a wi-fi connection. I nearly lost them all when I ran out of room on the server (I took a lot!) - the app froze and I kept getting an error message to let the processing finish, but a quick upgrade to Premium membership and some iOS file manipulation sorted it out. (If you've run into this issue before, post below for the solution)
Buddha Feet printed at about 60% scale.
One of the better Catches came from video, oddly enough. I took a ~20 second video and later played it full screen, hitting Cmd+Shift+3 screen captures every second or so. Then I took those images and loaded them into the web and desktop 123D Catch app. I think the softer focus of the video stills creates a more seamless model. Maybe someone else has had some experience with Catching from video?
First print of the Temple Lion
We’re excited to announce the launch of Autodesk 123D Creature, a new app on iPad specifically designed for creating 3D creatures and characters!
Watch the launch video to see what 123D Creature is all about.
You can order a full color 3D print of your creature from Sculpteo directly from inside the app, or you can export an OBJ including textures via email or iTunes. You can also bring your creature into the Render room where you can adjust the lights, background, and filter effects to generate amazing scenes and images.
I'm loving this 3D printed planter from thefuturefuture. Something like this would make a perfect Mother's Day gift! Ceramic is absolutely gorgeous when 3D printed. I can't wait until it's more readily available - imagine all the goodies you could print for your home!
Via behance.
This amazing sculptural kite was created by Heather and Ivan Morison. While it looks far too heavy to fly, it's made of lightweight materials. The rods are carbon fiber, the fabric is the same used in sails, and the connectors are 3D printed and made of nylon.
Check out the video below for close-ups of the kite and to watch it take off - it's beautiful. It's so wonderful to watch something so large float in the air!
Little Shining Man from Jimandtonic on Vimeo.
Via treehugger.
Something very neat is happening at Drexel University - dinosaur bones are being scanned and then 3D printed! Dr. James Tangorra and Dr. Kenneth Lacovara have teamed up along with other researchers to get this project going.
The dinosaur bones will be printed both at normal size (for display in museums) and on a smaller scale. The smaller scale bones will be assembled into full skeletons and then turned into robots so that the researchers will be able to study how the dinosaurs really moved. The doctors hope to have a robotic limb created by the end of 2012 - a full model will take much longer.
3D printing has really revolutionized the field of paleontology - I can't wait to see where this goes.
Via drexel.edu
This stool is called the One Shot. It was designed by Patrick Jouin and is truly wonderful - it's 3D printed, and easily folds and expands into shape. To close the stool, simply pick it up from the center handle. To turn in into a stool, put the legs on the ground and gently press down on the handle.
I think it's genius and I cannot wait to see what other kinds of furniture will get a makeover. If nothing else, 3D printing would be the perfect route for creating prototypes!
Via Apartment Therapy.
An 83 year old woman recently received the first custom implant to replace an entire lower jaw! The implant is very complicated - it has articulated joints, grooves and cavities to allow muscles, nerves and veins to get back to where they need to be. It's made from titanium powder!
3D printed implants are not only quicker to manufacture - they can also lead to a much shorter recovery time. In this particular case, the woman had a much shorter surgery and was able to leave the hospital in a fraction of the normal time.
How awesome is that?
Via adafruit.com
