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8-Year-Old Maker Introduces First 3D Printed Programmable Smartwatch Kit for Kids
When I was 17 and had graduated from high school, I got my first cell phone; it had the game ‘Snake’ on it, to add to the fun of my…
3D Printed ‘Little Red Dot’ Zoetrope Brings 19th Century Fun to 2015 MakerFaire Singapore
We’ve already demonstrated that the Victorians knew how to have a good time. And that the fun doesn’t have to remain in the 19th century, but they have been improved…
3DKitbash & Bold Machines Unveil A Life-Sized 3D Printed Quin Doll
“One night, while working late in her makeshift lab, Quin finally figured out how she could make her way to Earth – teleportation through a 3D printer! She finished typing her code,…
3D Printing & Education Case Study — Steamboat Springs HS Builds MakerSpace, Adds LulzBot Taz5 3D Printers
As the magic of 3D printing is spread far and wide across the globe, many students are lucky to be getting in on the ground floor of a budding technology…
The 2SQUARED Mini: 3D Printing Illuminated Art Inspired by Burning Man
If you were at Burning Man or Coachella in 2014, you might have seen the 50ft Squared Tree. If you missed it there, perhaps you saw it at the San…
NASA Challenges Public to 3D Print Real Space Habitats for $2.25 Million in Prizes
3D printing has become a technology that many people believe will help us live better, more efficient lives here on Earth. However, NASA as of late, has been focusing on using…
Amazing 3D Printed/Cardboard Bicycle Will Be Ridden for First Time at Maker Faire
The Bay Area Maker Faire is set to kick off this weekend in San Mateo, California, with “makers” from around the world arriving to exchange ideas, marvel in the madness…
Smartphone Controlled Electric Skateboard 3D Printed at Autodesk’s Pier 9
Skateboards have long been the transportation choice of many a car-less teenager, but now that an entire generation of skaters have grown into adulthood many of them have brought their…
Incredibly Low-Priced Polyforge SLS 3D Printer to be Unveiled at Maker Faire
It seems as though it was just a year ago that the idea of seeing consumer-level selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers come to market was only a pipe dream….
Makerarm, the Complete Personal Fabrication System & 3D Printer, to be Unveiled Later This Month
While many aspects of 3D printing may appear limited at this time, especially when considering speed, build size, and material compatibility, there is little doubt that these limits will be…
Ship Ahoy! A Moat Boat Paddle Battle Win Could Net You A Rostock Max 3D Printer
You may become the stuff of legend, or meet a heroic, if tragic end like Thomas Andrews, but one thing’s sure; a winning entry into the Moat Boat Paddle Battle at the Maker Faire…
Light Play: A 3D Printed Robot Army Commanded by Movement
In sentences I hadn’t really anticipated writing today, if you’ve always wanted your very own robot army, you’ve come to the right place. Especially if your ideal robot army is…
French Company, Drawn, is Now 3D Printing Entire Furniture Pieces.. And They Are Amazing
When most people think of 3D printing, they picture small objects, no larger than the size of a basketball. This is mostly because of 2 contributing factors. 1) 3D printers…
President Obama Takes a Liking to ZeGo Robotics’ 5-in-1 3D Printer, Engraver, Pick/Place, Plotter, Burner
This past Wednesday, President Barack Obama held an official White House Maker Faire, where makers from around the world came to show off different things that they had ‘made’. These included…
