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3D Scanner Buying Guide 2020
3D scanning is now an engrained business process in industry, architecture, quality assurance and reverse engineering. It is, however, quite a difficult process to master. Many different 3D scanning technologies…
3D Scanning Buying Guide 2019
3D scanning has always shown a lot of promise for widespread use. The various 3D scanning technologies have had a difficult time deliverig on this promise. Whereas 3D scanning is…
3D Scanner Buying Guide 2017
3D scanning is no simple trick. I know it; I designed a full-body 3D scanning system for iMakr’s New York store in 2014, and though it wasn’t my first foray…
Madrid Hospital Successfully Implants Catheter in 3D Printed Heart Model
The technologically advanced Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, located in Madrid, has been a 3D printing technology champion for the last several years, implementing a hospital FabLab and collaborating with several…
3D Scanner Buying Guide 2016
3D scanning is a rather broad term that includes several different types of technologies and processes, but in general it is the process of capturing real world data and converting…
OctoPrint Startup Soon to Lose Funding from Sponsor BQ, Launches Patreon Campaign—Users Rally Behind Founder
One thing is for sure in the world of business: nothing is ever for sure. No matter how hard you work, there are no guarantees for success—and especially not in…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – The Coolest Articulated Action Figures & Models
Welcome to our weekly collection of the best 3D printing projects, models and gizmos that the internet has to offer. I honestly never get tired of scouring the internet for…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Awesome Beginner 3D Printable Robotics Projects
Robotics has become one of the most common forms of advanced technology in the world, and just about everyone in the developed world uses them daily. Many of us probably…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — October 31
In this week’s news, there’s both business deals and new 3D printing materials that may pique your curiosity. Norsk Titanium has partnered with Alcoa to manufacture 3D printed titanium aerospace…
LulzBot Teams with bq To Offer Open Source Ciclop 3D Scanner to US Market
Early this year we covered the announcement of the launch of bq’s open source 3D scanner, the Ciclop. The device, which has since become one of the higher rated stationary…
OctoPrint 1.2.3 Offers New List of Upgrades & Bug Fixes
OctoPrint is open source, cutting edge “host software” for 3D printers. While there are other solutions to control your 3D printer and send commands such as Printrun, Repetier Host and Cura,…
Meet Braq: The Amazing Fully Articulated 3D Printed Dragon
bq is a company founded in 2009, and since then they have become quite successful as a producer of tablets, smartphones, e-readers, and 3D printers. In fact, the company, which…
BQ Unveils a 3D Printable Robot That Has Dance Moves Like Michael Jackson
We’ve all wanted to be able to dance like the late Michael Jackson. His patented moves will continue to be looked at as almost god-like for generations to come. Unfortunately…
PrintME 3D Makes 3D Printable Robots Accessible With New BQ Robotic Kits
London-based PrintME 3D is one of Europe’s leading 3D printing specialists, offering one-stop online shopping for many of your 3D printing needs. You can purchase 3D printers (they sell BQ, CEL…
Spanish Tech Company BQ Releases Open Source Horus Software to Complement Their Ciclop 3D Scanner
Spanish tech firm BQ manufactures smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and 3D printers, but it’s their entry into the 3D scanner market that’s turning heads. The company’s new Ciclop 3D scanner uses laser triangulation…
Introducing the 3D Printable Robotic BeetleBot by BQ
Have you ever longed to get back to those family evenings you experienced as a child when everyone would gather around as dad showed you how to assemble the necessary…
Bq Unveils Ciclop, the Open Source 3D Printable 3D Scanner at 2015 CES
As I walked around CES this week there was one theme this year that stood out in the 3D printing section of the show: 3D scanning. It seemed like every…