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3D Printing Helped Deliver This Scratch Built RC Renault Truck Replica

You would think after writing about 3D printing for several years that I would develop a higher threshold for being impressed by the various ways that people use 3D printing….

3D HUBS Releases April 3D Hubs Trend Report with New Category, Some Surprises

No one can touch 3D Hubs when it comes to collecting data on 3D printing, and we look forward to the luxury of perusing their monthly 3D Hubs Trend Report to see…

3D Printed Robots Will Become Hospital and Museum Workers in Lincolnshire, UK, According to Doctor

You would think that, given the prevalence of robots with humanoid form in popular culture–particularly in literature and film–we humans prefer that our robots resemble us. That’s probably not the…

English Rock Band Shriekback 3D Prints Limited Edition Fish Design for New Album Release

3D printing is a technology that is starting to catch on as a means of creating individualized, custom promotional items. Whether it is a keychain for a small company, or…

Prop Maker Uses 3D Printing to Create Astonishing Majora’s Mask from ‘The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’

2014 was a year in which we saw a lot of movie props and cosplay costumes fabricated on 3D printers. If this is a signal of anything to come, 2015…

This 3D Printed 6-Barrel Rubber Band Gatling Gun Can Shoot up to 48 Rounds Per Load

Boy do I wish 3D printing was around when I was a little boy. The possibilities that this technology provides are endless, and when it comes to toys, that might…

3D Printed Mini F1 Drivers’ Creator Tells Us About His Design Odyssey, Plans for Future

Formula 1 racing has fans all over the world — including in the Netherlands, where a man named Alex has loved F1 for two decades. His second love is design, and these two…

Just Robots: 3D Printed Robot Figurines from the UK Evoke Nostalgia

There’s something pretty outrageous — and admirable — about creating a culture of nostalgia for something that actually never even existed aside from in the collective imagination. We’re talking about…

3D Printed Tunnel for a California Family’s Snowy Holiday Train Set

3D printing may soon make the time-honored craft technique, paper mache, obsolete. One Thingiverse contributor decided to forgo the mess and fuss of paper mache for the no-waste efficiency of…

Mathematics/Physics Student Creates 3D Printed Puzzle of Trefoil Knot, Catches Mathematical Community’s Interest

Senior year of high school, I made room for drama in my class schedule by dropping from the track of honors math courses (Calculus? no, thanks!) I’d been taking since…

Steam Powered 3D Printer Wins BlenderNation’s ‘The Industrial Revolution’ Design Contest

Over 250 years ago a turning point began to take hold on the planet. The Industrial Revolution brought an entirely new way of life to a large portion of individuals on Earth. Particularly…