Bllafata (talk) 07:17, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:18, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- improve resolution (atomic)
- Ants with print heads on themBllafata (talk) 07:33, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:42, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- improve print speed (instantaneous)
- Print with colonies of antsBllafata (talk) 07:33, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:42, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- enhance material availability (all)
- Independent print heads for different materialsBllafata (talk) 07:33, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:42, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- reduce parts of the printer (1?)
- reduce costs of printer (free)
- Breakup the parts of the printer so that it is locally sourced "junk"Bllafata (talk) 07:33, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:42, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- reduce costs of materials (free)
- make it easier to use (McDonald's screen)
- Tablet interface, click on picture form online repository and it auto downloads, slices, and sends the gcode to the printer.Bllafata (talk) 07:33, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:42, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- make it easier to assemble (self)
- Nanobots that mate with nanobots of the connecting part WayneHelminen (talk) 07:44, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- make it easier to maintain (none, unbreakable, self healing)
- Nanobots that maintain the integrity of the machine WayneHelminen (talk) 07:44, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- make fully assembled products (anything - computer, car, smartphone, dinner)
- Part picker and 3D printer in one that places electrical components in desired locations as the print is madeBllafata (talk) 07:33, 1 December 2015 (PST) WayneHelminen (talk) 07:42, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- use functional printing materials (e.g. electronics)
- reduce waste (zero)
- use less energy (zero or ambient)
- Gather "lost" energy on indiviudal parts, i.e. heat exchanger on hotend to heat water to steam and power a small turbine to recoup some of that loss. Also attach with motors since those can get hot as well. Bllafata (talk) 07:49, 1 December 2015 (PST) 141.219.58.23 06:47, 3 December 2015 (PST)
- quieter printing (soundless)
- ubiquitous printing (everywhere)
- print smaller (nanoscale)
- print bigger (apartment complex, Great Wall of China, planet?)
- Printers hooked up in parallel to print large parts together. Bllafata (talk) 07:44, 1 December 2015 (PST)
- enable auto calibration
- enable auto leveling
- enable auto monitoring
- enable quality control
- enable real-time feedback
- make it safer (infant approved)
- make is smell good (designer imposters?)
- make it from current waste products (CO2, flyash, spent fuel rods?)