3D Printers made in Togo
Togolese Kodjo Afate Gnikou created the first 3D printer built from ewaste.
Woelab bills itself as “Africa’s first space for democratic technology” and it’s home to Kodjo Afate Gnikou.
Afate’s latest invention is a 3D printer made from cheap discarded electronics of the kind found all over the world. Using crowdfunding from Ulule, Afate built a workable 3-D printer using less than $100 in parts. Ulule investors provided him with a modest $4,000 to develop the low-cost fabricator, and a functional prototype was completed.
Afate’s dream is to give young people hope and to show that Africa, too, has its place on the global market when it comes to technology.
