We’ve previously covered Julian Sing’s remarkable sugar printing work, used to craft intricate cake toppers, promotional items, and, even, props for music performances. The Netherlands-based engineer and chef also happens to be a loving father. And, this weekend, the 3dChef helped his four-year-old daughter construct, what may roughly be described as a prototype for, her Everything-Bot concept (Warning: this post includes some major cuteness).
Even at such a young age, his daughter understands the holy grail of 3D printing, maybe even the holy grail of creation itself. Julian recounts the story on his site, “Over the weekend my 4-year-old daughter said to Mum that she wants Dad to help her build an everything machine. My wife said ‘OK, what is that?’ She responded ‘It’s a machine that can make everything’.”
She’s even already on trend with the some of the more forward-thinking 3D printer models, like the da Vinci AIO from XYZprinting and the Zeus from AIO Robotics, which feature built-in 3D scanners. The Everything-Bot has a sensor on the front of it for replicating objects. The four-year-old tells her pops “that the machine has an eye on the front which is a sensor which can scan cards with pictures on them and make that thing for you.”
The two then worked together to construct an Everything-Bot mock-up. She drew the machine on paper and dictated to her dad how it should be built. Julian relays, “During construction she said we needed motors and the things that are inside computers! Clearly she has been hanging around Dad too much.” And, with his help, Julian’s four-year-old was able to build a demonstration of the Everything-Bot fit for a perfect product pitch.
As cute as it is, the Everything-Bot is actually further along in the development process than the Nat.Net “atom 3D printer”. Their atom printer was announced in 2013 as a groundbreaking piece of technology that would assemble molecules into any object imaginable. Shortly after, the company abandoned the Internet, leaving their ghostly website and social media channels in place as a tombstone for their vaporware.
