PowerPoint Presentation
SCOTT [email protected]
SILICON MOUNTAIN
SEPT 13, 2015
GOOD TALK. ONE HOUR EXACTLY AT A LEISURELY PACE
People acclimate to our limitations. We never realize that a
better opportunity exists until were actually looking back at it.
And then its obvious. And were left wondering just what took it so
long.
But I thinkn this is what makes an innovator. This is the person
who refuses to acclimate, and instead recognizes problems and
explores solutions at any occasion.
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Intro story about Anais and fracture
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We printed two braces for her, so that one could go in the
dishwasher every night, and shes have a clean, semi-sterile, fresh
cast in the morning.4
Not to be outdone, another investor soon after had two daughters
fall down the stairs, both breaking tibias. 5
DIFFERENT MACHINES, DIFFERENT PROCESSES, DIFFERENT MATERIALS,
DIFFERENT MEDICAL APPLICATIONS.
THE BIG MESSAGE : There are many types of printers, many
materials, many price-points, many types of results. But there are
many human needs. Medicine is complex there are many steps in the
treatment of medical challenges. Youll see how we connect the broad
range of medical processes and needs with solutions, custom
tailored to the individual.
This is a massive topic. We might look at breaking it up
into:
Correcting a need to prevent surgerybefore surgery visualization
and prep. Pre op planningDuring surgery drill and cut guides after
the surgery. The parts that remain in the body* I wont touch on
bio-printing, or wet printing, since thats an entire conference on
its own.
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The why question
A simple example :
The ability to create regardless of complexity allows us to
create based on INTENT. In this way, we save WEIGHT. To the airline
industry, this is EVERYTHING7
Visualizing data.
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3D printing new materials.
designed by liz and kyle von hasseln
Its about experiencing food in a new way
designed by liz and kyle von hasseln
designed by liz and kyle von hasseln
designed by scott summit
3D printing to solve resource / supply chain challenges
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But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.25
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.26
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.27
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.28
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.29
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.30
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.31
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.32
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.33
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.34
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.35
3D printing highly optimized structures
Wolff's lawFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article
is about the medical theory.
Wolff's law is a theory developed by the German anatomist and
surgeon Julius Wolff (18361902) in the 19th century that states
that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads
under which it is placed.[1] If loading on a particular bone
increases, the bone will remodel itself over time to become
stronger to resist that sort of loading.[2] The internal
architecture of the trabeculae undergoes adaptive changes, followed
by secondary changes to the external cortical portion of the
bone,[3] perhaps becoming thicker as a result. The inverse is true
as well: if the loading on a bone decreases, the bone will become
weaker due to turnover, it is less metabolically costly to maintain
and there is no stimulus for continued remodeling that is required
to maintain bone mass.[4]
If you spent your childhood at Kentucky Fried Chicken, youd know
that nature designs strong and light things like this.37
designed by arup
According to EADS, reducing the weight of an airplane by just
one kilogram can result in fuel savings of $3,000 per year, or
$100,000 over 30 yearsthe typical life of an airplane.40
Its about changing how we approach optimization
designed by empire bicycles
Meaning a bike can be stronger and lighter than before, since
much of its weight had originally come from less than perfect ways
to create parts.46
A modern bicycle is an approximation, tuned to the individual
through a collection of 10-15 specific components which get it
closer to the end users unique morphology. Here is a variation on
that this is what happens when you print parts based on the user,
instead of mass-producing quantities that approximate the
population.
Does this have market value? I dont know. I love the results,
and the ideas that it generates.47
designed by someone in the UK
And helmets can fit better - as well as improve aerodynamics -
if theyre based on a head scan.48
Skateboard display
Standard Skateboard
Changing the downstream changes the upstream.
You design the sound, and let the app design the guitar.
designed by scott summit
designed by scott summit
designed by scott summit
designed by scott summit
3D printing to fix the body
Three machines & materialsThree processesThree
applications
My (Scott Summit) am, scanned and prepared for a cast,
pre-operatively.67
The cast design, focusing on minimal coverage with maximum
stabilization.68
The final cast, in place. The surgery scars are visible on the
wrist, though these were given scar reducing cream every night
another dividend of access to the surgical site.70
I showered every day. This is unusual post-surgery, but it kept
me and the arm clean and comfortable.71
We also focused on the traditional carpal tunnel (WHO or RSI)
brace. People buy these when needed, but rarely wear them enough,
since this is miserably uncomfortable.72
We made it discrete, beautiful, user-designed, and lifestyle
transparent.73
If its easier to wear all day, then people do.74
But the medical world often just doesnt get it. This is the
common treatment for scoliosis. We dont think of anything wrong
with it, since it seems to do the trick.
But are we really thinking of the real problem? Whats the
problem here a girl needs to wear the brace willingly in order to
be healed. And she doesnt. And so we accept failure as a part of
the treatment. Imagine that we settle for a percentage of misery
and failure as a part of whats considered standard process.
But we cant blame the doctors completely. Because with the
traditional tooling and the way to hand-fabricate materials, this
is pretty much as good as it gets.
But introduce a new tool, and we can see things in that new
light. We can see how, if we can solve this issue any way that we
choose, we might solve it in an entirely different manner. We can
go back to the heart of the problem and start over, looking now
through a new lens. We can see how this is not a medical problem
looking entirely for a medical solution. That this is an emotional
challenge, that can only be solved with design and fashion working
closely with medicine.
Suddenly, this becomes a story about fashion, not just about
medicine. But the challenge lies in the process for creating a
brace that escapes the utilitarian quality resulting from an
entirely medical perspective.
In other words, change the tools, and you can change the
limitations of our thinking.76
A 3D scanner capable of capturing the body is now available for
$400. This was a very expensive, time consuming process only a few
years back when I was begining.77
We recreated this process by scanning and printing
As a result, we found we could offer discretion this is
important, since not every 10 year old wants to broadcast their
medical condition to everyone nearby.
But its also ventilated. 78
Note that this has a woven hinge down either side of the front.
This technique offers a few dividends :
Take advantage of isotropic issuesFlexibility in loading and
nestingReplacement, breaking, cost reduction
But its also ventilated.
And its beautiful. This one was created using Uformia Software a
Functional Representational modeler based on the Grasshopper
kernel.80
LOOKING FORWARD
We can make it beautiful, unique81
Note that this has a woven hinge down either side of the front.
This technique offers a few dividends :
Take advantage of isotropic issuesFlexibility in loading and
nestingReplacement, breaking, cost reduction
But its also ventilated.
And its beautiful. This one was created using Uformia Software a
Functional Representational modeler based on the Grasshopper
kernel.83
Images from flex
Whats next. Were hoping for dynamic bracing. What happens if we
can not only reach ventilation, but also allow flexion, so that the
child is no longer bound rigidly by their brace, but can be a child
in it?
More importantly, this then becomes resistance training for
their core and abdominal muscles, so, in a sense, the brace becomes
a workout device as they live.84
But weve acclimated to this. We think its fine. We dont see the
problem, or the damage it causes, since were not looking for it.
And without tools that challenge or invite us to think past this,
then this becomes all that well ever see of it.
Ive always seen limb loss as a fascinating area. I never set out
to 3D print something I set out to explore this as an art form.
Because an interesting transformation had recently taken place. We
saw Aimee Mullins show us how a double amputee could be the most
beautiful woman in the world. And how amputee Oscar Pistorius could
run at Olympic speeds. But the leg itself could it become something
akin to fashion? Can it live up to the beauty of its context with
the human body?
But the ingredients for transforming this into a thing of beauty
took some investigation. It needed :
Self ExpressionPersonalization, making it uniqueBeautiful,
unlimited by the design or fabrication tools.
And that brought 3D scanning and printing into the story.85
I founded Bespoke on the premise that all prosthetic devices
should be like this. They should enhance, not distract. They should
beautify, not embarrass.
Medical and prosthetic devices are a part of our cultural
landscape. Sometimes we see them as such, sometimes not. Design is
what makes the difference.86
WHATS NEXT?97
A 3D scanner capable of capturing the body is now available for
$400. This was a very expensive, time consuming process only a few
years back when I was begining.98
300300 - clker.com
102
But looking ahead, can you imagine a time when a leg will not
only meet its most basic functional needs, but go on to meet the
human needs. 105
That one day a product like a prosthetic leg will not only
return mechanical functionality to the person, but go beyond that
to energize their spirit. When this will be the sports car that
some people get to wear. That the same kind of design energy that
goes into our motorcycles and cel phones will drive those vital
needs of our bodies. 106
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eNable : crowd-sourced, nimble, philanthropic, distributed
manufacturing.
eNable : crowd-sourced, nimble, philanthropic, distributed
manufacturing.PEER TO PEER MANUFACTURING
WHATS NEXT?112
Localized, personalized production
Crowd-sourced, philanthropic, nimble, distributed
manufacturing.
One day, the wheelchair will be obsolete.126
So when we my CEO Avi Reichental and I happened to meet Amanda
and Ekso Bionics, there was a natural fit to be explored. We
immediately saw eye to eye on what could take shape, given the
technology and commitment. 127
When we spoke with Amanda, this is what she asked for. Its far
fetched, but might be something in our future. What if the
wheelchair could be replaced with this?128
Or maybe it would look like this? 129
So what if that robot were printed to look something like
this?
OK, were not there yet. In fact, were a long ways off. In fact,
it may never happen. But thats the vision.
I show you this, because its always vital to start with a
vision, and then work back from there. And even though this is
farther out there, it gives us a sense for where we are on the
timeline, and what tools and skills might be needed to get us from
here to there. And in a sense, were moving along quite well. Heres
where we are now.130
designed by julien ruillac and will I am
designed by julien ruillac and will I am
Transform the role of the user
So that the cells would act collectively to enable walking
133
So what if that robot were printed to look something like
this?
OK, were not there yet. In fact, were a long ways off. In fact,
it may never happen. But thats the vision.
I show you this, because its always vital to start with a
vision, and then work back from there. And even though this is
farther out there, it gives us a sense for where we are on the
timeline, and what tools and skills might be needed to get us from
here to there. And in a sense, were moving along quite well. Heres
where we are now.134
So what if that robot were printed to look something like
this?
OK, were not there yet. In fact, were a long ways off. In fact,
it may never happen. But thats the vision.
I show you this, because its always vital to start with a
vision, and then work back from there. And even though this is
farther out there, it gives us a sense for where we are on the
timeline, and what tools and skills might be needed to get us from
here to there. And in a sense, were moving along quite well. Heres
where we are now.135
Heres what we did. We scanned amanda136
Standing, sitting, in the robot and out, in order to really
capture her body. Note that the robot depends on Loftstrand
crutches. 137
We 3D scanned her arm and wrist, in order to create a perfect
crutch, since that has everything to do with her stability. 138
But our goal was to create the parts that connect body to robot
as beautifully as possible139
designed by gustavo fricke and scott summit
And lives on the back of the robot.146
148
Thank you.
SCOTT [email protected] 13, 2015
