Ben Ryan is former teacher turned inventor. Using 3D printing he has created a prosthetic arm suitable for use by babies, honing in on the early stages of life: a critical period in which children are active in learning new things [...]
Crowd Funding
The Tiko 3D printer which was crowdfunded on Kickstarter appears to have reached a new low. For months, even years, backers have waited to receive the machine and only few have received anything at all. The unibody 3D printer was [...]
Italian filmmaker Nicola Piovesan is creating an independent short film using 3D printed props. The low-budget movie, Attack of the Cyber Octopuses, is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter in order to help with production costs. [...]
Kickstarter have suspended Next Dynamics' 3D printer crowdfunding project. Their machine, the NexD1, was garnering significant interest for its bold claims when first launched. The German team claiming that the printer could use m [...]
As we previously reported Next Dynamics announced they would be demonstrating their multi-material 3D printer in response to questions raised by Kickstarter backers. Today Kickstarter pledges stand at €516,595 and 3D Printing Indu [...]
Next Dynamics' NexD1 3D printer has backers pledging over half a million dollars on crowdfunding website Kickstarter, for a machine that promises to print electronics and multi-materials. The company describe the NexD1 as the "wor [...]
Dobot M1, the desktop robotic arm that 3D prints, laser engraves, and solders has surpassed its crowdfunding campaign in just 23 hours. Launched on 28 November, Dobot was aimed as a cheaper alternative to industrial robotic arms w [...]
For small start-ups 3D printing can be the perfect tool to transition from an idea into a product. This is what happened with the Australian group behind Monster Crayons. Monster Crayons 4 Kids have created a product aimed at abus [...]
With crowdfunding projects popping up by the hour across sites such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, funding everything from personalised merchandise to events, it’s actually refreshing to see a project that could truly change people [...]
When I began writing this piece, Robo3D's Kickstarter hadn't even launched yet. And now it has already reached over half its funding goal. But funding was never the end game for the company, who already have production of their ma [...]
