It seems 3D printer technology is seen as a way of improving learning for young engineering students, catering for both those more mathematically gifted and those engineers who favour a more hands-on approach…

Stratasys, the company behind 3D printers and 3D production systems, which posted the video on YouTube, writes:

These programmable plotters are the result of the University of Virginia’s mechatronics program. Students built all of the plotters’ plastic components using uPrint 3D printers from Stratasys. Video and music are by UVA mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Gavin Garner.

You can read more about the University of Virginia’s mechatronics project – Using 3D Printers to Transform Learning in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses.