A small amount of Z-hop was added in between strokes to prevent unintended lines, before the printer was deemed ready for the inclusion of a tattoo machine. To add to the fear factor, Emily admits ...

Most of the teams came up with similar ideas, but one team went above and beyond the call of duty; they turned a 3D printer into a tattoo machine, capable of inking a real, live human test subject.

After 28 years in the business, Christofano received a patent late last year for a tattoo machine he designed. “Tattooing has been such a huge part of my life. I’ve been doing it nearly 30 ...

What she’s about to do takes creativity and tech obsession to the next level: to transform a 3D printer into a functional tattoo machine. Therefore, [Emily] ingeniously modified one of her ...

The tattoo machine, equipped with a group of needles, moves rapidly to deposit ink particles under the skin. Unlike surface-level ink applications, such as henna, tattoo ink becomes permanent as ...