3D Printing meets Fast Food
Tired of waiting in lines at
your neighborhood Mexican restaurant or dealing with the crowds at Chipotle?
Have no fear – the Burritob0t is here! The 3D food printer is designed specifically
to print out the ingredients of the delicious comfort food in less than five
minutes.
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The printer, which took two
months to create, was the thesis project of Marko Manriquez, a graduate student
at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. As for where the idea came
from, “I was just curious,” Manriquez says. “Sometimes you really need a
burrito.”
For now, the Burritob0t is about
customization. A slider-based smartphone app allows users to choose their ideal
combination and ratio of beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, corn and salsa
(chunky, verde or picante). Link the app up to the printer and watch as it uses
a syringe – as opposed to a typical 3D printer motor – to extrude the
concoction onto a warmed tortilla. Might not be the most appetizing way to mix
the toppings, but it sure is efficient.
Manriquez hopes to begin
raising funds on Kickstarter to help expand growth and get the Burritob0t on
the market, but he would also be content keeping it local. “My dream is to set
up a taco truck,” he says. “How cool would it be to just have a truck with the
printer inside, printing everything out as you order it?”
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