ENSCI les Ateliers, the famous design school in Paris ... they turned a 3D printer into a tattoo machine, capable of inking a real, live human test subject. The build began by plotting a circle ...

The tattoo culture caught his eye ... the affected skin can become inflamed. Christofano’s machine design features a reworked armature bar, a component that helps stabilize and control ...

Transforming a 3D printer into a functional tattoo machine. And yes ... in two dimensions — which is much better suited for drawing on skin. But this wasn’t just a simple hardware swap.