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Project of the Week: Travel Terrain With This 3D Printed Modular SMARS Robot
Reading Time: 3 minutesWant to build your own custom robot with no screws attached? The 3D printed SMARS modular robot is the perfect project for beginners and seasoned makers who want a quick and easy introduction to the world of robotics. As we’ve constantly seen while exploring the expansive maker universe, robotics and 3D printing…
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Watch this YouTuber Cast an Extruder Body in Aluminum
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a recent video YouTuber MyfordBoy duplicates a metal part using a novel process involving 3D printing, a sand mold and casting aluminum. Don’t try this at home, but definitely enjoy the craftsmanship at work. MyfordBoy is a YouTuber with 141,ooo subscribers. And despite the possible misleading moniker — it is inspired by…
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3D Systems Launches On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service
Reading Time: 3 minutes3D Systems has announced a new service called the On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service, which will enable medical professionals to upload and 3D print digital files through the company. The idea is to make 3D printing models more accessible for the entire healthcare community. This new service from industry veteran 3D Systems…
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Wasp Launches 2 New Ceramic 3D Printers
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Italian 3D printing manufacturer tested its new range of ceramic 3D printers on a remake of Michelangelo’s famous David sculpture. WASP, the 3D printer manufacturer, has just presented a new product line that allows for the 3D printing of clay and other dense semi-fluid materials. The company officially launched the DeltaWASP…
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3D Printing an Personalized Engagement Ring for a Proposal
Reading Time: 3 minutesBefore proposing to his girlfriend, Dan Ko decided that everything had to be perfect, including the engagement ring. So, he truly personalized his proposal by 3D modeling and printing a ring which he knew his future wife would love. For his wedding back in March 2016, Dan Ko, a self-proclaimed “tech enthusiast and…
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This 3D Printed Robot Can Crawl Underneath Doors
Reading Time: 2 minutesA designer has developed a 3D printed robot that can auto-adjust its height to maneuver a wide range of spaces. A Reddit member called potentprintables has just presented a 3D printed robot that adjusts its size in order to fit into tight spaces. That means the robot can also squeeze underneath doors.…
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Makerslab24.com Combines Cryptocurrency and 3D Printing with 3dP-Token
Reading Time: 3 minutesMakerslab24.com is launching a platform that will fuse cryptocurrency with 3D printing technology. The company is creating the 3dP-Token to offer customers greater accessibility to 3D printed products at a lower cost. Over the last five years or so, the world has become captivated by two emerging technologies: 3D printing and blockchain…
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Control Your PC and Presentations with a Fidget Cube
Reading Time: 3 minutesInspired by the original Fidget Cube, Masta Box is a Bluetooth 4.0 controller gadget which serves a range of purposes, such as a Micro SD card reader, an Air Mouse, a Joystick and a Laser Pointer. Fidget toys have been helping people satisfy their need to fidget since last year. However, a…
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Father 3D Prints Orthoses for his Son, Now Helps Others
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Matej Vlašič was told that his son, Nik, who is afflicted with cerebral palsy, may never sit up, he began looking for a way to give him the best life possible regardless. With a little help from 3D printing and physical therapy, Nik cannot only sit up but also walk, cycle and…
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Weekend Project: 3D Print a Sleek 7-Segment LED Clock
Reading Time: 4 minutesCombine function and form with this 7-segment LED clock, designed by Kansas-based maker Leonard Lee. It reliably delivers accurate time — down to the second — while at the same time adding a little light to your life. How many times have you squinted across a room trying to read the time…
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[DEAL] Get a Creality Ender 3 for $179.99
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGearbest is having something of a summer sale, with one highlight of today being the popular Creality Ender 3 for only $179.99. It’s hard to avoid certain 3D printers. Whether they’re good machines or not, some just sink their hooks into the community like few others. The Ender 3 is currently…
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[DEAL] Monoprice Cuts Ultimate, Mini V2 Prices Further
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonoprice’s Maker Ultimate and Select Mini V2 printers see further reductions for this weekend only. Read on for the coupon codes. It was only days ago that we flagged Monoprice’s reductions of its FDM 3D printer line running through to the end of the year, and now for this weekend only…
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Zaha Hadid Architects H-Line Hat Reflects Artist’s New York Condos
Reading Time: 3 minutesZaha Hadid Architects’ latest work is the H-Line hat, inspired by the firm’s condo at 520 West 28th Street, New York. Designed by boss and collaborator, Patrik Schumacher, the hat was made using 3D printing for a Friends of the High Line fundraiser. Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) recently designed a 3D printed hat for…
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An Entire Community of 3D Printed Homes is Coming to Eindhoven Next Year
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Eindhoven University is partnering with various companies to 3D print a community of five houses. The concrete structures will be fully habitable, and will be available to residents next year. 3D printed structures are being erected across the world, but a heavy portion of this concrete additive manufacturing innovation seems to…
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Newcastle University Researchers 3D Print Human Corneas
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from Newcastle University, UK, 3D printed human corneas for the first time. To do this, they mixed stem cells from a healthy donor cornea with a gel and collagen to create a printable bio-ink. The cornea, or the outer-layer of the human eye, plays an important role in focusing vision. Every…
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Researchers Develop Polymerization Process to Recycle 3D Printing Materials
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a two-step polymerization process to fully recycle 3D printed thermosetting photopolymers. Although 3D printing technology has proven to be beneficial to the environment in a number of ways — such as by saving the bees or helping us grow food in urban…
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Pepsi and Protolabs 3D Print Black Panther Masks for Collector’s Edition Soda Cans
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a unique marketing campaign for the superhero movie Black Panther, Pepsi partnered up with the manufacturing service provider Protolabs to create a collectibles kit that featured five special edition soda cans fitted with 3D printed Black Panther masks. Right in the nick of time for the last month’s premier of the…
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Looking Back on AR and VR at Tribeca Film Festival
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York City featured over 30 VR and AR experiences. Although the technology isn’t quite mainstream enough for home enjoyment yet, the creativity on show certainly assures us of the future for the medium. Last month, at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, there…
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3D Printing Method Creates Concrete Casting Molds to Help Restore New York City Building
Reading Time: 3 minutesEDG NYC is an architecture firm that has developed a new method of digital sculpting, which they call “Modern Ornamental”, to restore a building in New York City. The process utilizes 3D printing to produce complex molds for casting concrete structures. EDG is a New York-based architecture and engineering firm that has…
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Weekend Project: Take Flight With This 3D Printed V911 Micro Flying Wing
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow’s the local weather forecast looking this weekend? Why not 3D print your own micro flying wing to soar beyond the kites and frisbees at the park. Designed by Thingiverse user drcameron, this RC wing attachment will have you soaring through blue skies with style. With projects like OpenRC taking the 3D…
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New Kickstarter Initiative Could Lead to More Successful 3D Printing Campaigns
Reading Time: 3 minutesPopular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has just introduced its Hardware Studio Connection program. Campaigns enrolled in the initiative receive expert support to deliver their hardware targets. If you’ve ever taken a punt on a Kickstarter campaign, there’s always a twinge of anxiety that follows the initial rush of backing. Will the campaign deliver?…
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Weekend Project: 3D Printed NeoPixel Butterfly Ring That Flutters with Light
Reading Time: 4 minutesWant a 3D printing project that will hone your design and circuitry skills, all while giving you a butterfly ring that flutters with light? Then break out of that cocoon and build yourself this 3D printed NeoPixel butterfly ring. When used as a standalone technology, 3D printing is capable of producing some…