ChocoMendel: a 3D Printer for Chocolate

Since the appearance of Neil Gershenfelds seminal book Fab [1] , personal fabrication has become a popular field for researchers, practitioners and also hobbyists. 3D printing is becoming increasingly reliable and affordable, even for the home builder. Printers usually print with materials such as ABS or PLA, at temperatures over 210 deg C. However, printing in chocolate has not yet been fully explored. Previous work has relied on printing molds to fill with chocolate: In this thesis we propose the development of a 3D printer that actually prints with real chocolate (chips).