3D Systems Acquires botObjects for CubePro® C Full-Color 3D Printer

Along with the Touch haptic stylus and demonstration VR software, 3D Systems will be showcasing a brand new desktop 3D printer.  Industrial 3D printing leader, 3D Systems, has today announced the acquisition of botObjects, the UK manufacturer of a unique…

Leopoly's 3D Printable Modeling App Expands to Schools, Businesses

The lack of easy to use, accessible software for 3D modeling is often considered to be one of the biggest hurdles to a larger involvement by the mass public into 3D printing. However the truth is that what is really…

Brainsgate and Formlabs Team Up to Research Patient-Specific 3D Printing for Stroke Treatment

It’s always exciting news to discover that 3D printing is finding its way into medical treatments and research.  Most recently, Princeton embedded tiny light emitting diodes into a contact lens, proving that the capabilities of 3D printing include creating complex…

Autodesk is Banking on Indian Infrastructure Design Revenues to Help Finance Spark Platform

Although the two are not directly related, Autodesk, a world leading CAD software developer and publisher, is banking on the huge demand for 3D design in India’s booming infrastructure to boost its revenues in the country over the upcoming year.…

Hoover Invites Thingiverse Community to 3D Print Vacuum Accessories

Not long after iRobot announced that their next version of the Roomba robotic floor cleaner would be hackable with 3D printed mods, vacuum giant Hoover announced a 3D printing spin to their own classic cleaning product.  Hoover has opened up…

Publicly Traded 3D Printing Companies: an Overview (Part 1)

Editor’s Note: As a gift to our readers past, present, and future, 3DPI writer Shane Taylor has broken down a list of 3D printing stocks that may be of interest to potential investors or just those looking for a general…

Research Shows Sustainable PLA Filament Production with 17x Greater Profit

What if it were possible to produce filament for 3D printing – at personal / prosumer desktop production andprofessional prototyping levels – that was recyclable, biodegradable, and sourced from a sustainable flow of input in the form of industrial byproducts?…

Impossible Objects Secures $2.8 Million for Composites 3D Printing

As desktop 3D printing begins to evolve, the race to fill the growing materials market has begun to take off, with numerous companies seeking to push new 3D printing filament with qualities that match those possible with traditional manufacturing.  The…

Toyze Inks Deal to 3D Print The Tribez and More from Game Insight

Mainstream brands are finally jumping onto the 3D printing brandwagon.  Launzer.com just announced that Warner Bros. and ITV Studios will be mutating their famous characters, like Batman and the Looney Tunes, into 3D printed form.  On top of the Finnish…

Sesame Street's True 3D Printable Protagonists Arrive on MakerBot Digital Store

MakerBot made news earlier this year with its first big brand partnership, adding 3D printable Sesame Street characters to its Digital Store.  I’m going out on a limb, but the world’s reaction, upon seeing 3D printable Mr. Snuffleupagus, Yip-Yip, and…