A small amount of Z-hop was added in between strokes to prevent unintended lines, before the printer was deemed ready for the inclusion of a tattoo machine. To add to the fear factor, Emily admits ...

Most of the teams came up with similar ideas, but one team went above and beyond the call of duty; they turned a 3D printer into a tattoo machine, capable of inking a real, live human test subject.

What she’s about to do takes creativity and tech obsession to the next level: to transform a 3D printer into a functional tattoo machine. Therefore, [Emily] ingeniously modified one of her ...

I turned a 3D printer into a tattoo machine… and tattooed my friend with it! 😱🖋️ This might be the craziest (and most questionable) idea I’ve ever tried. Will it work smoothly ...