Inventor Kodjo Afate Gnikou, of the West African town of Togo, asks: “why is Africa always lagging behind when it comes to technology?” Yet his invention, the W.Afate 3-D printer, answers quite loudly that they no longer are.
Gnikou has disrupted the 3-D printing industry with his model constructed from e-waste bones revived from a junkyard in the city of Lomé . He has done so through the WoeLab hackerspace and his crowdfunding campaign, and for only $100. Not only is he recycling useless digital trash otherwise left to soil the landscape and harm inhabitants, but he is doing so to potentially relocate said waste to Mars and produce tools to colonize it (fitting, considering the successful launch of the Orion December 5th ).
Africa is increasingly showing promise of entrepreneurial spirit, and this revolutionary creation fully embodies that spirit. The W.Afate will propel Africa bravely into the international technology market and bring 3-D printing to the masses while cleaning up after them.
By: Alex May, tekMountain Team Member
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