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Warhammer 40K Fans! Check Out 3D Printed Weapons Celebrating Impending Release of Space Hulk – Deathwing
3D printing has lent an altogether new element to gaming as figurines, replicas, and one prop after another can be fabricated and brought to life—and in the case of detailed…
The Little Designer: Interactive Book Teaches Kids About 3D Design and 3D Printing
Just about everyone involved in the 3D printing industry, as well as in the educational field, agrees that 3D printing is an incredibly important skill for children to learn from…
New Jersey High School Installs MakerBot Innovation Center
I was required to take shop class in 8th grade, where you learned how to use tools, like a miter saw, to make a lamp out of a plastic bottle. I…
Robo 3D Releases New Specs on the R2 and R2 Mini 3D Printers and Previews Robo Mobile App
At CE Week NYC, I got the opportunity to see the R2 Mini prototype in person. Recently, I covered Robo 3D at the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo NY….
3DPrinterOS Takes the Ultimaker 2 Go on the Road with the Backpack Travel Case
We’ve written quite a bit about Ultimaker, with good reason, as they make excellent high resolution 3D printers. They’re so good in fact that the Ultimaker 2 series printers have…
MakerBot Makeathon Kicks off in NYC
MakerBot is known for supporting education, and that is evident by the large numbers of MakerBot printers finding their way into public schools and universities. The weekend before last I…
Weistek Launches $249 MiniToy 3D Printer for STEM Education in China and Beyond
Last April, 3DPrint.com reported that China intends to install at least one 3D printer in each of its 400,000 elementary schools. There are several companies ready to take advantage of this…
SME Addresses Parental Misconceptions about Manufacturing Jobs
Early Industrial America was a rough place to work for children. There weren’t labor laws, and families were forced to work in dangerous and unhealthy conditions, sometimes losing body parts and…
Summer MakerBot Makeathons Aim at Developing STEAM Education Content
This summer, in cities all over the US, MakerBot will be sponsoring Makeathons which support Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 80…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – The Best 3D Printing IKEA Hacks
I have a confession to make. I have a bit of an obsession with inexpensive, flatpacked, self-assembly furnishings manufacturer IKEA. And only part of it is the nonsensical Scandinavian names…
Stratasys Launches Free 3D Printing Education Modules for Middle and High School Levels
As the education sector undergoes many uncertain changes due to curriculum reform and testing protocols, one thing is certain: there’s a desire for educators to incorporate new technologies into classrooms. Part…
Less Than Two Weeks Left to Enter Stratasys’ Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge
As of late, many of the “big boys” of 3D printing have seen their stocks take a precipitous plunge. The prevailing wisdom is that even the desktop 3D printing market…
Back to Handcrafted Basics: Talented Artists Toss High Tech & 3D Printing Out The Window
As someone who has failed miserably in the art of whittling, woodworking in shop class, knitting, crocheting, and anything that involves using a couple of what seem like unwieldy yet…
Oakwood School: California K-12 Students Teach Each Other 3D Printing Through Cascaded Learning in Immersion Program
There are many subjects students simply aren’t wild about, from math to chemistry to those pesky grammar courses. Sometimes it’s hard to get the kids interested in media labs, science…
Michigan-Based VetsIn3D Brings 3D Printing to Both Veterinarians and Veterans
We cover a great deal of extraordinary individuals here at 3DPrint.com. Among the ingenious makers and clever businesspeople are those who truly have a vision for what they want to…
zSpace and Leopoly Partner to Transform Education with 3D Printing & Virtual Reality
If you were to look ahead 10 or maybe 15 years from now, the education system will likely have undergone a series of seismic changes. As numerous technologies converge, education will…
3D Printable Cannybot Racers Zoom into STEAM Education
It has been apparent for a while now that North America must do a better job of training the next generation if they want to keep up with the growing tech…
TechShop Launches Their New Maker Space Academy
As the prices drop and accessibility to 3D printing technology and robotics increases, there has been a quiet revolution in schools throughout the world. The growing demand and need for…
‘Madeup’ Computer Language Allows Students to Walk through 3D Space Programming & 3D Printing
In a world driven by user demand and competition in the marketplace, we have the luxury of user-friendliness and vibrant, colorful visual 3D displays nearly everywhere — and most certainly…
Pakistani Students Create 3D Printed Mobile Obstacle Avoidance Robots with Help from LearnOBots
From my talks with several CEOs of large 3D printing companies, one topic always comes up, one that many of these companies are very passionate about. That topic is 3D…
Tinkerine Announces Tinkerine U Educational Pilot Program to Bring 3D Printing to Schools
Canada’s leading 3D printing company, Tinkerine Studios — which develops, manufactures, and distributes 3D printers — announced yesterday that they are launching a new educational program. The pilot program of Tinkerine U, running…
Autodesk Gives Away $25m in Free 3D Modeling Software to Students in Australia & New Zealand
Students at secondary schools and colleges in Australia and New Zealand will now be able to freely use Autodesk’s suite of software in classrooms. The development comes as part of…
Tinkerine U Offers Educational 3D Printing Programs for Schools
Tinkerine is Canada’s premier 3D printing company for the development, production, and distribution of printers, software, and supplies in both the education and consumer markets. As part of their company’s…
