Back in the Back in the glory days of Happy Meals, McDonald’s used to include some truly amazing toys (for coming from a fast food restaurant, at least). When Pogs experienced its 15 minutes of fame, McDonald’s had exclusive pogs and slammers — some of us might have even collected the entire set of Power Rangers Pogs.
One of the most memorable Happy Meals toys were the McDonald’s Changeables — McDonald’s menu items that were robots in disguise. The difficulty with the toys, though, was that you never knew what you were going to get without regularly checking in with the fast food chain. Now, McDonald’s IT director Mark Fabes says that the chain is thinking about putting a 3D printer in every restaurant so they can 3D print whichever Happy Meals toys a child wants.
So, when you’re trying to collect every item in a series, for example, but just can’t seem to ever make it to McDonald’s when they’re giving out the Quarter-Pounder with Cheese-O-Saur Changeable or the Power Rangers slammer, a 3D printer would allow a McDonald’s employee to simply print the toy you’d like, right there on the spot.
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Source: Geek.com – Read the original article here
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McDonald’s wants a 3D printer in every restaurant so they can print Happy Meal toys
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