Printing is the next big thing

The Economist has a massive report on 3D printing. They are agreeing with this blog in believing that 3D printing will enable a lot of people to create devices that were either beyond their skill or budget.

http://www.economist.com/node/18114221?story_id=18114221

For MicroCV, the advent of 3D printing will mean that any computer vision researcher can print optics, templates, LEDs, lens holders and, of course, imaging sensors at almost any size. We should be able to port every computer vision algorithm to micro, and even nano, machines.