“If you’ve seen an ice cream vending machine, ice cream comes out when you pull the lever. It’s similar,” Mhatre explains.
Students gather around Mhatre as he describes the additive manufacturing process and starts the printer.
“Do you think this is easy to make?” Mhatre asks.
Dzikowski replies “yes” through this speech generation device and a few laughs erupt from the class.
“Anyone want to take it out?” Mhatre continues.
“Is it cooled down enough?” asks student Denis Barbour.
“Aha,” student Denis Barbour exclaims as he opens the door to the 3-D printer, removes the tiny house, and holds it in his hand.
“I think this is just a start for us,” says Mhatre. “I worked with students and staff we have produced several assistive technologies, small and big.” “We wanted to empower the class community so that you can make technologies…