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Brook Drumm Returns with Plybot 3D Printer on Kickstarter
In 2018, the 3D printing industry lost one of its most beloved businesses. Printrbot was so popular in part because of its very low-cost, simple 3D printers, but also because…
Interview: Brook Drumm is Back. The Demise of Printrbot and Brook’s Next Steps
I loved Printrbot. The company made value engineered, tough, hackable, well designed and well made 3D printers. Where everyone else was just a clone army, Printrbot made inexpensive 3D printers…
Printrbot Closes Doors, Saddening 3D Printing Fans Everywhere
In a competitive market, it’s hard for any company to stay ahead of the others, and it’s a sad fact that even some of the most popular and long-lived companies…
Enjoy the Ride with Printrbot’s 3D Printed and Programmed OpenSkate Long Board
If you haven’t seen the show All-American Makers on the Discovery Science Channel then maybe you haven’t been introduced to Printrbot and its founder Brook Drumm. Drumm is one a…
Printrbot is Rewriting Marlin: New Firmware Promises to Improve User Experience
We’ve been following the goings on at Printrbot quite a bit this year as they’ve continued to improve and upgrade their affordable line of 3D printers. The company, which began with a…
Printrbot Founder Brook Drumm on Superpowers and (Un)making
In 2011, maker extraordinaire Brook Drumm was struck by lightning and became a superhero. Well, okay, only metaphorically, but his transformation from self-styled do-it-yourselfer to Printrbot Man was no less…
Brook Drumm Unveils Large Scale Printrbot Pro 3D Printer & the Printrbot Play is Now Available for $399
“Bigger is better!” In the case of gold bars? Yes…. In the case of diamond rings? Yes…. In the case of a spider that lurks under your covers at night?…
Printrbot Introduces Dual Extruder Upgrade For Their Metal Plus 3D Printer
Earlier this week, we released a list of what we feel are among the top 10 affordable desktop 3D printers available at this time. Coming in at #4 on the list…
The Printrbot Team Assembles 154 Simple Metal 3D Printers in Just 7 Hours
If you are at all interested in 3D printing, then it’s nearly impossible not to be a fan of Printrbot’s Brook Drumm. Just listening to the man talk for ten…
Printrbot to Launch Major Education Initiatives — Free One Month Trials & Major Discounts for Schools
Last year I made the bold prediction that by the end of 2014 30-40% of all high schools in the United States would have at least one 3D printer in…
The Printrbot Metal Plus 3D Printer – Coming this Black Friday for $999
It was only about three years ago that a man named Brook Drumm decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign for a 3D printer called Printrbot. Setting a modest goal of…
Printrbot Unveils Their New Paste Extruder, Double-Drive Extruder & More
Brook Drumm is one of the more recognizable faces within the 3D printing community. He also happens to be the CEO of a company called Printrbot, and one of the…
Printrbot CEO Brook Drumm Looks to Launch Crowdfunding Campaign for ‘RepRap: The Movie’ Documentary
Brook Drumm… Some may consider him the ‘Mother Teresa of 3D printing’, while others may say he is one of the leaders of the open source movement. While the Mother…
Printrbot Begins Putting Their 3D Printer Files Up on YouMagine for Free Download
Open source, you either love the idea or you hate it. It it weren’t for the open sourcing of 3D printer files, the industry would not be nearly where it…
Printrbot CEO Brook Drumm Assembles a HUGE Metal 3D Printer
Printrbot is known for their quality, yet affordable 3D Printers, and are recognized by many for their $599 Simple 3D Printers. Printrbot CEO Brook Drumm has been quite the innovator, selling both…
RadioShack to Begin Carrying PrintrBot Simple 3D Printers in Stores
One question that comes up a lot, when talking about when 3D printing will come to the masses, is if and when we will be able to walk into a…
