In the first partnership of this kind, CEL, the company behind the Robox 3D printer, has integrated MyMiniFactory’s extensive and curated library of 3D printable models into version 1.01 of its free Automaker software. This means that Robox 3D printer…
3D Printing is Key to Cresco's DIY Meccano Furniture
First conceived by Frank Hornby, in Liverpool, in 1898, the Meccano construction set dates back long before Lego or any other “additive” construction systems. It is still manufactured to this day, in France and China, by Meccano S.N.. While the…
Syrian Soldier Successfully Fitted with Titanium 3D Printed Jaw
At Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel, doctors completed a Patient Specific Implant (PSI) of a fighter from Syria whose was hit by a bullet directly in his lower jaw. Prof. Adi Rachmiel, director of Rambam’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial…
PYOD Stands for 3D Print Your Own [Richard]
A new Dutch startup, PYOD (pronounced “pie-odd”), is developing a smartphone app for iPhone and Android devices that will allow users to create their own custom 3D printed sex toys. PYOD is crowdfunding on Indiegogo to create and launch the smartphone…
Adafruit Upgrades Gameboy with 3D Printable, Handheld Super Nintendo
Last year, the Ruiz Brothers at Adafruit celebrated the 25th birthday of the Gameboy with a complete tutorial for 3D printing and assembling your own Gameboy. The Raspberry Pi-powered project, dubbed PiGRRL, was so successful that, to kick 2015 off…
Kai Parthy Releases Clear, Flexible 3D Printing Filament
3D printing materials inventor Kai Parthy has had one small niche missing from his every-growing line of filaments. He may have invented Laywood and Laybrick, resulting in a number of other manufacturers launching their own versions of wood- and stone-like…
Turbomeca Opens 3D Printing Facility for Helicopter Engine Parts
If there was any doubt that 3D printing has made it into mainstream industrial manufacturing, manufacturer of helicopter parts Turbomeca has proven it once again with a new 3D printing facility, where it will be producing fuel-injector nozzles for its…
New, Free, Experimental: 3D Printed Bitcoin Payment System Avoids Banks Charges
Serial entrepreneur Ricardo Rivero is based in Hanover, Germany, where most shops and businesses deal only in cash. Why do they only deal in cash? Because, in Hanover, there are high fees for merchants to process debit and credit card payments.…
Spectrom Takes Full-Color 3D Printing to the Desktop
At CES last week, a start-up started up by a couple of University of Wisconsin students wowed attendees with their fascinating, potentially breakthrough, 3D printing device. Spectrom is in the process of launching a product that, when set up on…
Autodesk Launches New 123D Sculpt+ with In-App 3D Printing
Today, Autodesk announced the launch of 123D Sculpt+, a new app that “enables users to create fantastic 3D sculptures and bring them to life with an in-app 3D print ordering option.”You can use 123D Sculpt+ on iOS and Android (2nd Android app for 123Dapps). If…