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Local Motors to 3D Print Furniture For Their Tech Shop and Labs

You all have probably heard about the Phoenix, AZ based company Local Motors. They plan to 3D print an entire car at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago….

GE Partners with MakerBot in Attempt to Crowd-Source Future Smart Appliances

Back in March, General Electric and Local Motors announced a new crowd-sourcing platform, called FirstBuild, which was created in order to utilize the talents of designers, makers, engineers and students around…

Local Motors Takes First Test Drive of Their 3D Printed Car

There are so many amazing projects going on in the 3D printing space, that it’s so easy to lose track. One project, which has me extremely excited, is one being…

Local Motors Chooses Top 3D Printed Car Design Winners

Local Motors is a company which plans to blow us all away at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Illinois, on September 8-13, 2014. There they plan on…

Local Motors Announces 3D Printed Car Design Challenge

Local Motors is one of those futuristic companies that comes along every so often in order to redefine an entire method of manufacturing. The company has garnered a ton of…

Local Motors to Produce First 3D Printed Electric Vehicle

Two weeks ago Local Motors announced the addition of Bre Pettis, Makerbot’s CEO and Founder, to their board of directors. This in itself was a major move for the vehicle manufacturer, seeking…

MakerBot CEO Bree Pettis is Named to the Board of Directors at Local Motors

Local Motors, a company that strives to improve on automotive design through many unique methods, has just named MakerBot CEO Bree Pettis to its Board of Directors. The assignment of…

Local Motors and US Department of Energy Sign Deal to Produce First 3D Printed Vehicle

If you were to think about all the crazy things a 3D printer may one day be able to print, one of the craziest ideas is a 3D printed car….