China to install 3D printers in all its 400,000-plus primary schools

[Victorious Secret]

 

 

 

China, putting money towards the future in a way thats actually pretty damn cool and innovative. 3D printers are going to be a thing so why not introduce them to kids at a young age and let them learn. IMHO, a 3D printer might as well be a household appliance in the near future, with what you'll be able to print for home use. 

 

Something I wish more North American schools invested in; stuff that matters. 

 

 

 

China appears to be heading towards a 3D-printed future after sources from within the government revealed that, over the next two years, the country is to offer each of its 400,000-plus primary schools a 3D printer.

 

In a country where production of goods is the highest in the world by a considerable margin, this would appear to show that the government has intentions of overtaking many of the other world’s most powerful nations in terms of their youth education.

 

According to 3DPrint.com, the news of China’s ambitious project came after the CEO of the Kinpo Group, Simon Shen, which is the parent company of the 3D printing company XYZ Printing, confirmed the project was underway over the next two years.

 

If true, this programme will almost double the previous estimate figure curated by Gartner, which expected just more than 217,000 3D printers to be shipped in 2015.

 

 

 

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/41566-china-to-install-3d-printer

[MeDownYou]

hope this drives down the price of them a bit

[cesrai]

Will that's nice.

[Gaben the Great]

I can imagine children testing out new fillings 

 

Chocolate... then I would buy a 3D printer.

 

On topic: 

 

It's good to see what they'll do with this. Good that they're stepping into tech.

[XTankSlayerX]

Meanwhile my school has nothing...

 

This is nice, the ability to create something precise  and cheap with a 3D Printer is something people will use in unique ways.

[TheGamingBarrel]

We have a 3D Printer at my school, and we got it for £200.

[Blackie Sheen]

I dont think its that useful since I dont think that domestic 3d printers will ever be a thing since it takes times to create models and to print also

[Real_PhillBert]

I dont think its that useful since I dont think that domestic 3d printers will ever be a thing since it takes times to create models and to print also

Wait, they won't catch on because it takes some time?

[Kyuubixchidori]

I was looking at getting a XYZ printer. they are about 500 usd I believe. 

 

I think they would be better in high schools. we have 3 makerbots, and a scanner.

[79 Potatoes]

They produce lots of ABS rolls so they won't run out of plastic rolls

[sgloux3470]

I dont think its that useful since I dont think that domestic 3d printers will ever be a thing since it takes times to create models and to print also

 

Eh, I can think of a myriad of uses.

 

For parents, it could be a lot cheaper than buying lego sets... 

[Misanthrope]

So is this why the US won't sell em processors? So they are unable to 3d print nukes in elementary schools?

 

Damn that plan was so brilliant!

[Blackie Sheen]

Wait, they won't catch on because it takes some time?

What I meant is that it takes effort and time to create stuff using 3d printers and I dont think people will change their leisures and the time they reserve for it in order to print something since I dont think it would be neither leisure nor hobby for most people. I am not saying it wont get popular but I dont think the need for 3d printing skills among an entire population is required in this moment in time.

 

 

Eh, I can think of a myriad of uses.

 

For parents, it could be a lot cheaper than buying lego sets... 

''Not useful'' might of been an exageration but I think it is too early, like I just mentionned in the other quote, for it to be implemented.

 

Also, another thing that needs to be mentionned is that I dont think that within the next 10 years companies will start selling 3d print models for use by consumers. Talking about your example about Lego. Even though people will be able to produce the blocks needed to build stuff, a big part of the craziness about legos is  due to the fact that inside a lego box, there is everything someone needs to build something specific: blocks and instructions. Do you really think that people will stop wanting instructions for legos.

 

Plus, I dont think accesible 3d printers are good enough right now to not require retouching such as sanding which is really time consuming.

 

 

I think such implementation will be relevant when some big companies start selling models and others will start following the band wagon, and when they require less user attention.  I am not talking about companies or sites like thingiverse that are mostly used by hobbyists, it really needs to be pushed by daring big companies (the word daring is not the word I was searching for but I suppose you get it).