       • The ability to print electronic circuit boards.   • The
ability to print autonomously without a PC attached.   • Uses no
more than 60 watts of electrical power.   John Baichtal  BY John
Baichtal   In the Maker Shed  5 Responses to Build a better 3D
printer, win $100K!    1. A. Karttunen on said:      What is
needed:      Resolution and an ability to print out useful
objects, containing     for example real gears that do not jam
or wear out too quickly.      So, why not instead have a
competition who can first devise     a cheap 3D-printer which
can print out some reasonably challenging     object which
should have some real world use? That is, fix the     object,
and define a way to measure its quality after it has     been
printed.    2. It’s a good thing they’ve done, but if you could
design and build something that followed all the above, you
could easily make $100K even by just licensing it. So money
might not be the best motivation.      Still here’s hoping
something viable appears, there doesn’