The Foodres AI Printer is a desktop pallet 3D printer that transforms food scraps and organic waste into creative crafts. The machine and app use AI to sort materials through the phone camera based on printable recipes. Users can simply drop in food waste and select forms and sizes to print objects such as cup holders, coasters, decor, and custom designs. The Foodres AI Printer embodies Foodres AI’s vision of promoting real time food saving. This product goes beyond recycling food waste and actively engaging communities in eco-friendly practices on a daily basis.
Yiqing Wang is an interdisciplinary designer and architect based in the United States. She holds a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her architectural work is rooted in context, structural storytelling, material expression, and tectonic clarity. Her design projects have been recognized by platforms such as the iF Design Award, DesignBoom, A’ Design Award, and Architectural Journal, and have been exhibited internationally. As a researcher and educator, her interests lie at the intersection of sustainability, digital fabrication, automation, and robotics in architecture and design. Her academic work has been published in CAADRIA and TAD (Technology | Architecture + Design). She also curated works from her 3D printing startup at TCT Asia 2023 and CIIDE 2024. She founded and leads a social enterprise recognized by MIT IDEAS, MIT Sandbox, and supported by the MIT IAP MAD MiniGrant and the MIT Chancellor’s Innovation Fund.