3D Printing, but Differently
2026-10-04 —
Michael Haupt
3D printers are interesting tools. There is a wealth of offers for kits that users just need to assemble. So far, so good - but how about building one from scratch? More yet, building it with Lego bricks?
This nerdy hardware hacker from the Netherlands built a thing. To be fair, it’s not exactly a 3D printer, but since it prints images from Lego 1x1 bricks, some 3D is involved. At least this got your attention, huh?
In the video, you can see a lot of advanced Lego engineering, some smart integration of AI image generation, downscaling, and mapping to Lego colours, and (cream on top) courage to fail. The final result is astounding.
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