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Opus 5.5 designs a metal 3D printer that builds a rocket engine
The author had Claude Opus 5.5 design a metal 3D printer for a rocket engine, with four lasers, 9,625 layers and 36 internal cooling channels, and filmed it.
Konstantin Saifoulline
@konstantinsaifoArchived 2026.10.04Originally posted 2026.10.03
Konstantin Saifoulline @konstantinsaifoOriginally posted 2026.10.03
This rocket engine started as a pile of copper dust. I had Claude Opus 5.5 build the metal 3D printer that makes it, so you can watch. Four lasers, one blade, 9,625 layers, and 36 cooling channels hidden inside the wall. Guess how long the print takes.
x.com/konstantinsaifo/status/2106378121557782950Archived 2026.10.04 10:05