Digital technologies are now everywhere; virtual reality, 3D scanning, printing and so on. These technologies now take place in our daily lives as well as educational institutions. A venture called ULIO offers students a 3D printer that they can manufacture themselves.
3D printing has now entered education sector as well. Various educational establisments throughout the world including Turkey aim to introduce this technology to students with 3D printer labs. As a French enterprise, ULIO teaches 3D printing from beginning to end.
As they explain, they believe that by maximizing the amount of 3D printed parts, they can optimize the appeal of 3D printing itself. “At ULIO 3D we love helping passionate teachers get involved in 3D printing and achieve amazing things. We would like to share our passion by helping you 3D print colorful, upgradeable, affordable and easy to assemble 3D printers for your students,” the ULIO team said.
The team also made the entire RepRap experience as accessible as possible. Their kit contains all the necessary parts to assemble a fully functional 3D printer, and comes with a detailed instruction manual which will enable students to 3D print, assemble and calibrate the 3D printer themselves. The final 3D printer is a very friendly and accessible machine that can be built in any filament color that is desired – even glow in the dark. It also features a build volume of 4 x 4 x 3 inches, and can be 3D printed on any 3D printer with an 8 x 8 x 8 inch build volume.
