BigRep is one of the clearest examples that you should never say never in the 3D printing industry. When it first arrived on the market, it was seen with some skepticism and, yet, here it is, entering its third evolution,…
Fighter Jets to Be Upgraded to NATO Standards with Zortrax 3D Printing
Polish 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax is a rising star worldwide, with customers believing in the reliability of their flagship M200 3D printer and the company making partnerships with large businesses, such as Dell. Now, it seems that Zortrax has established…
Exclusive: The Makers of Robot Chicken Using EnvisionTEC 3D Printing for Star-Studded Stop-Animation Series
Turning any digital design into a real, physical object within a few hours opens up incredible possibilities for any artist with creative talent. If the artists involved are particularly imaginative and capable, and the technology is the best you can…
Want the Best Build Volume to Price Ratio? gCreate’s “Plus” 3D Printers Have You Covered
Not content with having some of the best build-volume-to-price ratios in FFF based 3D printers, New York City-based gCreate pushed the bar (the Z axis bar) just a bit higher, adding a plus to their names and a few inches…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – August 9th
Owl Works Hits Kickstarter with Cutting-Edge Morpheus LIPS 3D Printer Early this morning I got an email from the folks over at Owl Works alerting me to the fact that their new Kickstarter project was just about to be launched.…
Free 3D Printable of the Week: A Piece of Mars
This week’s free 3D printable model comes from NASA on Sketchfab. Previously covered on 3DPI, the Block Island Meteorite was a mysterious meteor discovered by the Mars Opportunity Rover in 2009. With a width of about 2/3 of a meter,…
The 1st SLA 3D Printed Violin is Clearly Awesome
3D printing offers a great deal of possibility for the world of music, from custom instruments at a reasonable price to completely new forms of music. And, while the first 3D printed violin from 3D Varius doesn’t necessarily take advantage of…
Youbionic Releases Plans for 3D Printed Bionic Exo-Arms
Italian startup Youbionic has been developing its 3D printed, bionic hand for some time, making progress every day. What started as a CAD model has since become a physical prototype that can flex with electrical impulses triggered by muscle movements,…
Russian Prime Minister Medvedev Praises International Collaborations on 3D Bioprinting
Skolkovo-based 3D Bioprinting Solutions has made headlines lately in the 3D bioprinting arena for its FABION bioprinter and the stated objective of creating implantable, bioficial human organs. I had a chance to interview the laboratory’s founder, Alexander Ostrovsky, and he…
3D Printed Steady Shot Bot Makes Time Lapse Photography an Easy Time
You’ve probably seen hundreds of time-lapse videos in your life, but you may not know that the process of creating a slow moving camera that takes hundreds of photos over a period of time is an expensive process. David Johnson…
