contests

NASA and Freelancer Challenge Designers to Create Arm for Astrobee Flying Robot

NASA is a big fan of crowdsourcing and contests, whether it’s a global headlining competition like the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge or something smaller to stimulate the creativity of students. To launch these…

3D Printing and Recycling in Space Among New NASA and Freelancer.com Design Challenges

It’s become obvious over the last several years that NASA loves a good contest. The agency is enthusiastic about crowdsourcing ideas and inventions from the general public through design challenges,…

Only a Few Days Left to Enter 3DPrint.com’s Latest Giveaway: Win Magigoo 3D Printing Adhesive Pens, Simplify3D Software, and MakeShaper Filament!

How time flies! It’s hard to believe that we’re already halfway through July – and that it’s been two weeks since we launched our current giveaway. Right now, we’re offering…

3DPrint.com Partners with Thought3D for New Giveaway: Win a 3D Printing Adhesive Pen, Software and Filament!

It’s giveaway time again! 3DPrint.com, along with our sister site 3DPrintBoard.com, recently concluded our most recent giveaway, awarding a total of $150 in Amazon gift cards to three lucky winners….

One Week Left to Enter 3DPrint.com’s Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

If you had an extra $150, what would you buy? My answer would probably be groceries, or I’d just put it towards paying off a credit card, or something else…

Saving Up for a 3D Printer? 3DPrint.com is Giving Away Another $150 in Amazon Gift Cards!

There’s very little that you can’t buy on Amazon nowadays. The site is no longer only for books – you can order anything from furniture to food there, and it’s a…

Here’s What a Full Year of 3D Printing in the Cosplay World Looks Like

3D printing is being used every day to make positive changes all over the world, in varied fields from aerospace to medical to education. Then, there’s what I like to…

Hyatt Honors the Spirit and Determination of Business Travelers With 3D Printed Statues

Travel can be a wonderful thing, but it can also be stressful and exhausting – especially when you’re traveling for business. The Hyatt hotel chain understands and appreciates how much time…

Build Something That Matters: The 2016 Hackaday Prize is Here

Now in its third year, the 2016 Hackaday Prize is back and bigger than ever before. The goal, as always, is to use your skills with hardware, programming, design, fabrication…

You Have 19 Days Left to Enter Instructables’ Arduino All The Things! Contest

Arduino, the open source electronics platform, has software and hardware so easy to use that it inspires much in the way of creative 3D printed projects. Now it is time…

It’s the Great 3D Scanned Pumpkin Contest, Courtesy of Neomek!

When I was in elementary school, every year the school would put on a Halloween carnival that probably mirrored thousands of other elementary school Halloween carnivals around the country. There…

Pinshape & ELLE Launch 3D Printable Jewelry Design Contest: Winners Could Land Dream Job at ELLE

Do you have an eye for accessorizing? Think you have what it takes to design the next big thing in jewelry, thanks to your 3D design and printing prowess? Lucas…

#WHATSNEXT — Contest Offers Prize of $30K and 3D Printer to Entrepreneurs

The rapid prototyping experts at Mina Product Development are offering $30,000 — and a MakerBot 3D printer — to the entrepreneur who can come up with what they’re calling The Next…

Turn to Your Creative Inner Child for CGTrader’s 3D Printed Kids’ Toys Challenge

3D printing is already a lot of fun, but there’s nothing like cutting loose to play. CGTrader, the online community and marketplace for 3D graphics and 3D printing specialists, is…

3D Designers Submit Some Incredible T-Rex Remix Designs for MakerBot Competition

A few weeks ago, we reported on a design competition that was being held by MakerBot. They requested that designers download their T-Rex skull model, remix it and then submit…