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Scotty: Relocating Physical Objects Across Distances Using Destructive Scanning, Encryption, and 3D Printing

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Stefanie Mueller,

Martin Fritzsche,

Maximilian Schneider,

Jonathan Striebel,

Patrick BaudischAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '15: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 233 - 240

https://doi.org/10.1145/2677199.2680547

Published: 15 January 2015 Publication History

Abstract

We present a simple self-contained appliance that allows relocating inanimate physical objects across distance. Each unit consists of an off-the-shelf 3D printer that we have extended with a 3-axis milling machine, a camera, and a micro-controller for encryption/decryption and transmission. Users place an object into the sender unit, enter the address of a receiver unit, and press the relocate button. The sender unit now digitizes the original object layer-by-layer: it shaves off material using the built-in milling machine, takes a photo using the built-in camera, encrypts the layer using the public key of the receiver, and transmits it. The receiving unit decrypts the layer in real-time and starts printing right away. Users thus see the object appear layer-by-layer on the receiver side as it disappears layer-by-layer at the sender side. Scotty is different from previous systems that copy physical objects, as its destruction and encryption mechanism guarantees that only one copy of the object exists at a time. Even though our current prototype is limited to single-material plastic objects, it allows us to address two application scenarios: (1) Scotty can help preserve the uniqueness and thus the emotional value of physical objects shared between friends. (2) Scotty can address some of the licensing issues involved in fast electronic delivery of physical goods. We explore the former in an exploratory user study with three pairs of participants.

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Scotty: Relocating Physical Objects Across Distances Using Destructive Scanning, Encryption, and 3D Printing
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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TEI '15: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

January 2015

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DOI:10.1145/2677199

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