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The Gravity-Defying Future of Manufacturing | Schendy Kernizan | TED

3D printing promised to reinvent how we make things, but it’s mostly stuck producing prototypes with a high level of waste. Designer and TED Fellow Schendy Kernizan found a different way — by printing objects directly into a tub of gel. He explains how this technique eliminates the constraints of gravity, pushing the limits of…

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3D printing promised to reinvent how we make things, but it’s mostly stuck producing prototypes with a high level of waste. Designer and TED Fellow Schendy Kernizan found a different way — by printing objects directly into a tub of gel. He explains how this technique eliminates the constraints of gravity, pushing the limits of how we can manufacture objects across medicine, fashion, space travel and more. (Recorded at TED Fellows Films 2026 on April 14, 2026)

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  1. @Karanprajapati29759

    October 2, 2026 at 11:01 am

    Anyone indian 🇮🇳😊
    First comment 😅

    • @Rdr_editz-o

      October 2, 2026 at 11:08 am

      I’m indian 😅

  2. @Rdr_editz-o

    October 2, 2026 at 11:07 am

    2nd comment 😅

  3. @sharibigay4712

    October 2, 2026 at 11:21 am

    Interesting. Hopefully this will also lead to finding better ways to clean/recycle water instead of one time use.

  4. @prashanth0_07

    October 2, 2026 at 11:36 am

    Hello indians🇮🇳

  5. @FadmaMahamed

    October 2, 2026 at 11:44 am

    Pleas no music

    • @TheZombie1984

      October 2, 2026 at 2:22 pm

      I think TED is just a silicon valley advertising company now but they try and hide it.

    • @AdityaMehendale

      October 2, 2026 at 3:10 pm

      Also no jumpy ultra-close-up camera-shots :/

  6. @kaf2303

    October 2, 2026 at 12:28 pm

    Cool, is the jel made with Agar agar?

  7. @RidwaanCabdixakiin

    October 2, 2026 at 12:49 pm

    We need more manufacture in our environment to recieve more productivity and creativity

  8. @Boardroombiz

    October 2, 2026 at 1:45 pm

    “Small, medium, large” is a manufacturing compromise we’ve learned to accept as normal. The real breakthrough would be making a perfect fit cost less than forcing everyone into the same few shapes.

  9. @urbanstrencan

    October 2, 2026 at 1:59 pm

    Great video, the future is definitely 3D printing and

  10. @LA-MJ

    October 2, 2026 at 2:15 pm

    Read the room, TED.

    If politicians have their way, 3D-printing has no future

    • @tdub6078

      October 2, 2026 at 10:22 pm

      politicians dont want to ban it altogether, they just want to ban it for commoners. they want us to rent everything and own nothing. basically slavery with extra steps.

  11. @si520man

    October 2, 2026 at 2:17 pm

    We are so lucky to have this, toasted to the future

  12. @saammahakala

    October 2, 2026 at 5:56 pm

    Will landfills ever become a future resource?

    • @vidyagametourist

      October 2, 2026 at 7:34 pm

      @saammahakala This is a super important question right here. When our waste becomes materials for others — literally one person’s junk becoming another person’s treasure — then we start solving real global problems.

    • @Derived_One

      October 2, 2026 at 8:08 pm

      Mining landfills? Gold hit 4k-5k$/oz. All those Pentium processors and electronics had gold plated pins…

  13. @igorchak48

    October 2, 2026 at 8:04 pm

    I think this is promising but I wouldn’t call this technology innovative, we already have a technology where it prints in this gel like material, incjet 3d printing, that will most definitely be the new standard for 3D printing. I see this being used more for bio 3D printing, it would be the best environment. Resolution is something that needs to be addressed.

  14. @Slovzeoxmain1

    October 2, 2026 at 9:02 pm

    Will landfills ever become a

  15. @Surrealitivity

    October 3, 2026 at 1:20 am

    I feel inspired by his work!

  16. @skeletonghostcomedy4331

    October 3, 2026 at 2:17 am

    I’m thinking could we use this to print organs instead of launching in space?

  17. @635574

    October 3, 2026 at 3:47 am

    As long as you have the technology thats god enough for mainstream, the only bottleneck is making more printers.

  18. @Raubwild

    October 3, 2026 at 3:53 am

    Awesome idea

  19. @InnovationAI

    October 3, 2026 at 4:17 am

    This talk highlights how rethinking gravity in manufacturing could unlock new engineering possibilities. I’m curious how scalable these approaches are for mainstream production.

  20. @memegas0m

    October 3, 2026 at 7:54 am

    🖤🖤

  21. @rah4822

    October 3, 2026 at 9:31 am

    You get 5 stars from me for your innovative contribution to manufacturing!

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