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IMTS 2016: 3D Printing in Photos
While the conference is in fact still going on, I spent only Monday and Tuesday at Chicago’s McCormick Place, attending this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). The show was, in a…
Nissan and Artist Grace Du Prez Present the World’s Largest 3Doodler Sculpture
Humans are big fans of the world’s largest…everything. The world’s largest artichoke, the world’s largest rubber band ball, the world’s largest boll weevil (shudder…thanks, Alabama), the world’s largest can of…
Materialise Goes to the Races, Helping University Students Design and Race a Stylish 3D Printed Car
There are a lot of unusual racing events that take place around the world, but I never would have imagined racing vehicles powered by electric screwdrivers. That is, however, exactly…
Student Designers 3D Print Car for Shell Eco-Marathon Challenge
The mantra of form follows function belies the complexity which makes any response to a given design directive more a chaotic system than an orderly progression. Nowhere was this more clearly…
That’s Olli with an i: Autonomous Vehicle from Local Motors Now in D.C. with IBM Watson IoT
There’s so much delectable technology coming forth today that often just one new innovation in itself might boast a veritable buffet of features that are fascinating, futuristic, and very appealing…
Remembering Formula One Great Ayrton Senna with 3D Printed 1993 McLaren MP4/8
When Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna died in 1994 as a result of a crash at that year’s 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, it was acknowledged as a very…
Siemens, Local Motors Partner to Speed Development of 3D Printed Cars
It’s an entertaining exercise to think about what cars may look like in 10, 20, 50 years. Science fiction writers love to speculate about the vehicles of the future –…
Move Off the Grid with AMIE: 3D Printed Solar Home & Car Concept Debut at International Builders’ Show
For as long as most of us can probably remember, keeping up with the Joneses has been a cultural pastime–and the ultimate stressor, keeping many running on that hamster wheel…
The Future of Making Cars: How 3D Printing Will Revolutionize the Auto Industry
Considered to be the “next trillion-dollar industry,” 3D printing has taken by storm, the automotive industry. From printing car parts and accessories to creating new concepts from scratch, the possibilities of 3D…
Jay Leno Takes Local Motors’ 3D Printed Strati for a Spin
If someone were to look up the definition of ‘car enthusiast’ in the dictionary they would probably find a picture of former Tonight Show host Jay Leno. The comedian not…
Check Out this 3D Printed 1:2 Scale Replica Historical Racecar made by Audi Toolmaking
To demonstrate their current large-scale metal 3D printing capabilities, Audi Toolmaking used a metal selective laser sintering process to create an accurate replica of their classic Auto Union Typ C…
Local Motors Unveils LM3D Swim 3D Printed Car Today at SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Officially Announces Upcoming Presales & $53K MSRP
Hot on the heels of the recent Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara conference, I find myself wishing I’d stayed out west a little longer–but here I am in unseasonably warm…
Defying the Wind: This 3D Printed Wind-Propelled Car Astonishingly Drives Straight into the Source
MakerBot has come up with some brilliant ideas for their lineup of Thingiverse Summer S.T.E.A.M. Challenges, all of which have enticed some really incredible creations on behalf of makers, designers,…
Hobby Car Enthusiast Hopes to Break World Records Soon with 3D Printed, Fastest RC Car Ever
While it may be said that play is the work of children, many of the toys out there today like hobby cars and far more are exactly what give adults…
Italian Company MQB’s New York Showcase Includes 3D Printed Car for Children
Remember those “driveable” toy cars everyone had when they were kids? Some of them were the Flintstones-style kind that required you to sit with your feet through the open floor…
ORNL Demos Their New Integrated 3D Printed Home and Vehicle
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has unveiled an impressive demonstration of their new integrated 3D printed building and vehicle concept called AMIE, which we first heard about…
Local Motors to Begin Taking Pre-Orders Next Month for 3D Printed Cars
We’ve been following the goings-on at Local Motors for quite some time now, as we have been edging nearer and nearer that holy grail of customization and (dare we pun…
The 10 Coolest Things to Ever Be 3D Printed
Okay, I know a list like this may be a tad bit too cliché for the internet but after covering the industry for close to two years now I thought…
ASU Partners with Local Motors to Develop High-Tech 3D Printing Materials For Cars
3D printed car developer Local Motors is teaming up with Arizona State University to research and develop advanced 3D printing materials. The materials researched could be applied to the future…
Why Is The Future All About 3D Printed Super Cars?
If your next car is a 3D printer-generated automobile, then don’t be surprised for this is the new buzz right now and is taking the automotive industry by storm. Yes,…
ORNL & Clayton Homes are 3D Printing a Home & Car That Share Energy with One Another
After two years of covering news related to the 3D printing industry, it’s very seldom that I get overly excited about a particular story or a project. With that said,…
The Year 2035: Rahmani Conceptualizes a Breathtaking 3D Printed Self-Actuating Voronoi Car
Imagine that we wake up in the year 2035, a time when artificial intelligence is greatly improved, and 3D printing has the ability to fabricate much more than what it can today….
Designer of Ford GT Supercar Wants to Design a 3D Printable Car for Local Motors
Last year our readers and staff writers informally voted Local Motors’ 3D printed Strati car as the the top 3D printing story of the year. This year the company continues…
1987 Firebird Converted into a Full-Size Working Replica of the Knight Rider Car with 3D Printed Parts
When most of us think of Knight Rider, we recall our favorite episodes from the epic David Hasselhoff television series which was produced between 1982 and 1986. In all, NBC…
