Not just one, but two of the guns were purchased by London's V&A Museum for an unknown price. It could have just printed out its own and called it a day, but instead it opted to purchase a pair actually fired by Texan law student Cody Wilson. You know, the real deal.
The V&A described the purchase this way in a statement about the gun:
The V&A described the purchase this way in a statement about the gun:
True enough. But it also goes to show that a 3D-printed replication isn't quite as good as the real thing. But you can't 3D-print history. Yet. More here.The invention of this so called ‘wiki weapon’ sparked intense debate and upended discussions about the benefits of new manufacturing technologies and the unregulated sharing of designs online. The V&A has acquired two Liberator prototypes, one disassembled gun and a number of archive items to enhance its collection of 3D printed objects and represent a turning point in debates around digital manufacturing.
3 comments:
This is crazy man, I'm glad it's in a museum than usable already, funny that it's in a museum after just a while of being out.
I hope they paid enough for that kid to retire.
This is human evolution... after printing normal papers... FINALLY we did it... we are capable of printing weapons. A really great step for humanity...
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