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Digital Printing of Digital Materials
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2006.22.2.art00018_3  Published OnlineJanuary 2006
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We present a printer that builds functional three-dimensional structures by reversible assembly of a discrete set of components, “digital materials”. This approach uses the components rather than a control system to impose the spatial and functional constraints. Printing can be performed as a parallel rather than a linear process. The printing process is reversible for re-use of the pieces or for error correction at any point in the object's life. Error detection, error-reduction and error-tolerance during assembly allows for reliable, high throughput printing. We are presenting development approaches to such a printing device.

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George A. Popescu, Patrik Kunzler, Neil Gershenfeld, "Digital Printing of Digital Materialsin Proc. IS&T Digital Fabrication Conf.,  2006,  pp 55 - 57,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2006.22.2.art00018_3

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