Materialise is a company that continues to innovate and promote the wonderful things that 3D printing can do right now. Developing enabling software and inspirational applications as well as providing…
InMoov – 3D Printed Animatronic Robot
InMoov is a fascinating project from hairygael that aims to design and build an animatronic robot using a 3D printer. Started earlier this year the first step was to build a hand that could be animate…
JB Figures: Fully Customisable Action Figures – Of Yourself!
Every little boy’s (and girl’s?) dream of being a superhero/megavillain can soon become reality – at least if Jonathan Bowen’s Kickstarter project JB Figures reaches its goal. Jonath…
Making 3D Printed Chocolate Moulds
Anna Kaziunas France, who teaches digital fabrication at Fab Academy at AS220, recently uploaded a project to Thingiverse, documenting the process of making and using 3D printed chocolate moulds. Star…
Organovo – The Company Behind The First Commercial Bioprinter
Organovo is a company that specialises in bioprinting – the laboratory engineering of tissue. Bioengineering is also the focus of several other universities and research instates around the world, but…
Birth Card Application
Introducing your baby for the first time is an emotional and very special moment. Sending the announcement out to friends and family using cards is common practice these days, but a designer from Mate…
3D Printed Medical Solution from 3D Systems
3D Systems has developed a new generation of custom-made hand brace device, which is set to launch before the end of the year. The announcement of this medical application of 3D printing follows the c…
Protohouse
Protohouse is a research project from Softskill Design focusing on structural optimisation and 3D printing for architectural applications. The potential of the selective laser sintering (SLS) process …
Celebrate Movember (and every other month) with 3D Printed Facial Hair
If you’re not familiar with it already, Movember is a global charity event that raises money and awareness of men’s health issues. Participants start clean-shaven on November 1st, and gather pledges t…
Printcraft: CAD is Child’s Play & 3D Printing Makes it Real
Paul Harter, the creator of Printcraft, shares his passion for 3D design and 3D printing as well as his opinions about engaging children with these technologies. Printcraft started as a project with m…