Brazilian macaw receives the first beak on titanium 3D printing

cogitas3d · February 19, 2016, 11:01pm

Breaked beak scanned by photogrammetry, Santos (Brazil)
Modeled on Blender 3D, Sinops (Brazil)
Printed in CTI Retato Archer, Campinass (Brazil)
Surgery on Animal Care, São Paulos (Brazil)

ohsnapitsjoel · February 20, 2016, 6:56am

That’s simultaneously very weird and very awesome.

And am I the only one who thought of

harleynut97 · February 20, 2016, 8:34am

It’s good to see Blender being used for such a worthy cause.

const · February 20, 2016, 9:37pm

They could try some different designs instead of the natural one.

MmAaXx · February 21, 2016, 12:52am

very cool stuff! congrats

Ace_Dragon · February 21, 2016, 6:17pm

That new beak should do well for the bird until the technology to grow a natural one for it matures.

Scientists are using printers now to create structures that later become actual bone for instance, it’s only a matter of time before the titanium beaks are obsolete (not to worry though, 3D software will probably have a place with that tech. as well).

wolfie138 · February 22, 2016, 1:18am

how long before the CIA work out a way to weaponise parrots w/ titanium beaks?

Ace_Dragon · February 22, 2016, 9:44am

Unless the CIA managed to create a little avian version of Iron Man’s suit (seen in post #4). It wouldn’t be practical because the birds with 3D printed beaks would have no critical advantage over those that still have natural ones.

cogitas3d · May 8, 2016, 7:03pm

@ohsnapitsjoel Lol. Thank you!
@const Hahaha, great!
@MmAaXx Thank you!
@Ace_Dragon We hope this!
@wolfie138