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3D Printing News Briefs, May 4, 2022: Construction, Research, & More
We’re going to tell you about a 3D printed pavilion and a 3D printed set of stairs first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Moving on, Triastek has received FDA…
3D Printed Hotel Habitas Todos Santos to Feature 80 Units, First Suite Complete
The beauty of Mexico’s beachfront and the versatility of 3D printing will soon culminate in a new and purportedly sustainable—yet highly luxurious—resort. To be built along the ocean line of…
Build Your Own 3D Printed Open Source Motorized Microscope
I always enjoy a good 3D printed DIY project, whether it’s truly helpful or just for fun. These projects are even cooler when you add Legos into the mix, like…
Coding for 3D Part 6: Building Blocks
This is a brief article on the importance of having the proper building blocks to a project.
The Perfect Match? Using 3D Printing and LEGO for Better Prototyping
While 3D printing has become a force in on-demand product manufacturing and a catalyst for creating many different functional objects, the technology was created to allow engineers to create rapid…
Breaking Down the Building Process of Matt Denton’s Giant 3D Printed Motorized LEGO Go-Kart
It’s time for another update from one of our favorite makers – Matt Denton, one of the original builders of Star Wars droid BB-8, owner of YouTube channel Mantis Hacks,…
Etsy Shop Offers Custom 3D Printed LEGO Jewelry to Accessorize Your Every Mood
Christmas is right around the corner, which mean it’s high time to start buying all of your gifts…unless you’re one of those people who doesn’t procrastinate and already has all…
3D Printing News Briefs: October 31, 2017
Happy Halloween! To celebrate, check out our 3D Printing News Briefs – we’re starting with some virtual reality research, then moving right along with all sorts of new innovations and…
From Go-Kart to Forklift: More of Matt Denton’s Adventures in 3D Printed Legos
In the 1970s, LEGO started producing Technic kits, which were boxes of LEGOs with rods and other parts for the purpose of building more complex, functional projects than were possible…
UCI Researchers Introduce 3D Printed Microfluidics Platform
A few weeks ago, researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, introduced a paper focusing on an innovative Lego-based modular microfluidics platform designed with…
3Doodler EDU Team Uses LEGOs to Teach STEM Lessons
If you are American and were stopped on the street and randomly asked, “What do you think the most popular educational toy is of all time?” there’s a high likelihood…
Fully Functional 3D Printer Built From Legos Can Now Print Chocolate
I’ve never taken an official poll of children, but I’d be willing to bet that, if you asked a group of children to list their ten favorite things, Legos and…
LEGO Expert Builds Incredible RC Boat with 3D Printed Propellers
Before 3D printing, there were Lego blocks! More than likely if you were born after 1947, you probably had and played with Lego blocks at some point in your life….
Superhero Minifigs! Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor Now Available in 3D Printed Lego Form
I currently have a two year old son, a little boy who loves to get dirty, play with toy cars and jump into puddles. He also loves his building blocks,…
Here’s Last Month’s Most Downloaded 3D Printable Models from Sketchfab
Each month we review the most downloaded 3D printable models from Sketchfab — a site with over 200,000 models to choose from! This month there is quite the variety on…
This Bricasso LEGO Printer Will Change Everything
There are few toys as beloved across the world as the brick building sets made by LEGO. Since the 1940s when a Dutch company started selling the early precursor to…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — June 13, 2015
This week’s stories we missed may produce a heavy sigh for those wondering how they can merge all of their favorite pastimes — eating potato chips, building with Legos, controlling a 3D printed robot…
3D Printed ‘LEGO Plastic’ Saves $36 Million Airplane
[Source: J.L. Wright Jr.] Kids know that there isn’t anything that can’t be done with LEGO bricks; however, sometimes adults can be a bit skeptical. That skepticism should be put…
BlueBrick Studios Creates a 3D Printer Made of Legos Which Prints Using Only Legos
Out of the hundreds of different 3D printers we have seen over the last several years, probably some of the most interesting ones are those constructed almost entirely out of…
Build Your Own 3D Printer from Lego Blocks & EV3 Servo Motors
Everyone has to start somewhere, they say — and that’s especially true for those in the maker movement. Every maker remembers his or her first build as a monumental achievement,…
3D Printable Construction Kits Let You Construct Buildings of Any Size, Including Life-sized House Models
Over the past few months, we have done numerous stories on 3D printable construction sets. Some these have included custom shaped blocks that are compatible with traditional Lego sets, while…