Bocusini Food 3D Printer Looks for Funding on Kickstarter

Posted on 12/05/2015 by Alexandru Chiuariu

Food 3D printing systems aren’t exactly a new thing, but the developers of Bocusini are firmly convinced that such devices should be found in every household out there.

What if instead of mixing ingredients and waiting to see if the recipe turns out right, you could simply select the amounts of each ingredient that goes in and watch as the dish is 3D printed right in front of you? Of course, this doesn’t apply for every kind of dish out there, but at least desserts could be manufactured this way.

The team behind this food 3D printing system spoke at great lengths on the Kickstarter page of the project about how Bocusini could revolutionize food 3D printing by making it mainstream:

“We are determined to open up the fascinating world of food printing for everyone. For this, we have developed Bocusini, the most affordable 3D food printing system. The Bocusini printer can be used right out of the box. It is plug & play. This makes it the perfect tool for creative chefs or confectioners as well as for creative end users.

Just plug in the printer, drag & drop your favorite designs from the Bocusini web platform, or easily create your own food ideas on your smart device – without prior software installation or food printing knowledge.”

For the time being, the number of cartridges that can be used for 3D printing food is limited, but more will be added as time goes by. For starters, people will be able to print using marzipan, choco and chewing gum. That’s definitely great news, especially since you can print up to 15 (miniature) skyscrappers using a single cartridge.

The Munich, Germany-based company is looking to raise €30,000 in the following 29 days, and things seem to be on the right path, as backers have already pledged more than half of the funding goal. If 3D printing food is something you’d like to do in the near future, head over to their Kickstarter page and back the project with €329 or more. Assuming that the campaign is successful (and most likely it will be), backers will receive their Bocusini in January (if they qualified as Early Birds) or March 2016. That’s about when 3D printing mania will hit its apogee.

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ChocaByte, The World’s First Chocolate 3D Printer Will Sell for $99

Posted on 04/04/2014 by Alexandru Chiuariu

While 3D printing is not that new of a concept, people have only recently realized that they could print food using a similar process. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many commercial solutions available at the moment, but ChocaByte means to change that.

SolidIdea, the Sydney-based company that developed ChocaByte, walks on the footsteps of Foodini, a pizza 3D printer I wrote about last December. Since then, the developers of Foodini launched a Kickstarter campaign that might be followed by the mass production of the device if the $100K goal is reached. If Foodini takes care of what could be considered a main course or a snack, ChocaByte was made with the sole purpose of delivering uniquely designed deserts.

Luckily for most chocolate addicts, you don’t need CAD skills to use this 3D printer. On the contrary, the company intends to create a library of chocolate printing templates. Moreover, users will be able to add their own special designs, thus helping the ones who lack creativity.

SolidIdea doesn’t want to make ChocaByte only easy to use, but also very affordable. The manufacturer’s plan is to sell this product for only $99, really an unimaginable price when it comes to 3D printer, regardless of their types. Of course, a printer is of no use without cartridges, and SolidIdea plans to sell sets of four for $10. Still, there is no word on how much each of these cartridges will weigh, so it’s hard to tell whether the price is right or not.

As far as the printing time is concerned, a 2 x 2 x 1 in (5 x 5 x 2.5 cm) chocolate shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to print. It might seem a lot, but after you surprise someone dear with some custom chocolates, you will definitely think that the wait was worth it.

The manufacturers of ChocaByte mean to launch a limited edition of the device. Each printer will be numbered from 001 to 500, but considering how many chocolate addicts are around the globe, there will certainly be a demand for more. Anyone wanting to get such an innovative product should head over to SolidIdea’s website, where the developers opened pre-registrations for orders.

Hopefully this is how the food 3D printing industry takes off. After pizza and chocolate, it will definitely be interesting to see what can be done next using this method that allows highly customizable products.

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