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Attack of the Cyber Octopuses: How 3D printing is inspiring 80s style sci-fi film

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 t…

NexD1 Kickstarter suspended amidst controversy

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 c…

Next Dynamics fail to demonstrate 3D printer, red flags raised

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…

Next Dynamics multi-material NexD1 3D printer passes half million mark on Kickstarter

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 co…

Dobot M1 smashes $100,000 kickstarter in less than 24 hours

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 alternativ…

3D printing helps small start Monster Crayons raise funds

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 c…

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FutureHear crowdfunding campaign could change children’s lives

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 …

Kickstarter raised over $60K since I started writing this article

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 compan…

The Lightning, a new Kickstarter from Lightning 3D

UPDATE 19/09: We spoke to one of the people behind the project, Hugh McGahern, and he gave us his insight on the machine. He told us exactly how the junction in the print works, and gave us some pictu…

WAZER Kickstarter will bring desktop fabrication to a new level

Remember when 3D printing was just for industrial applications? For over two decades rapid prototyping focused on processes for prototyping applications in an industrial capacity, and research was gea…