A scary-accurate 3D-printed action figure is your new favorite selfie

Photographs are so 20th century

3D printing is revolutionizing the way we create all types of objects — including mini versions of ourselves. German company DOOB 3D recently set up shop in NYC, where anyone can get a tiny figurine made of themselves. The company originally developed its technology to scan cancer and stroke victims to be fitted for prosthetics. Now it’s being used to produce 3D selfies.

The process is pretty painless. At the SoHo storefront, customers are ushered into a small booth that’s fitted with 54 DSLR cameras. DOOB processes the data from those images and sends the files over to its printing facility in Brooklyn, where printers are running around the clock. Color is built into the process, making the finished figures strikingly realistic. Read more...