Be Mine: Making a Glowing, 3D Printed Engagement Ring
When I proposed to my wife-to-be, I took to my knee and I had a glowing, 3D printed ring in my hand.
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3D PrintShow NYC Preview: Catwalk Highlights
The 2014 NYC 3D PrintShow kicked off a live catwalk show featuring 3D printed wearables. XYZ Workshop + Ultimaker stole the show with their flowing desktop printed dress.
Building a Better Robot
On designing LEO, the walking, talking 3D printer When I began writing the first draft of the LEO the Maker Prince story, I was excited about the opportunity to create fictional robot characters. As the star of the show, the LEO robot would come to life through words and illustrations, but he would also be […]
First Look: Printrbot Unveils Its All-Metal 3D Printer
Printrbot’s new all-metal 3D printer is a beauty.
faBrickation: 3D Printing + Lego for Fast Prototyping
faBrickation is a new approach to speed up 3D printed rapid prototyping. The key idea is to save time by only printing the parts that require the high resolution and to substitute the remaining volume with standard Lego bricks.
Drones and Makerspaces: Best Marriage Since Chocolate and Peanut Butter
About 50 drone enthusiasts from the DC Area Drone User Group swarmed Nova Labs this past Sunday for an all day build and fly session. Here’s a montage of the event.
Afinia Responds to Stratasys II: You Failed To Disclose Old Patents, Printers
Today, Afinia took another big shot at Stratasys’ 3D printing patents. In its amended response, Afinia attempted to bolster its claim in three ways: with further evidence that Stratasys was using its patents to monopolize the market, with evidence that Stratasys failed to show the Patent Office one of its own patents that undermined the novelty of a new patent it was applying for, and with evidence that Stratasys failed to show Patent Office one of its own printers that undermined the novelty of another new patent it was applying for.
