The beginning of the DIY 3D printing movement was a heady time. There was a vision of a post-scarcity world in which everything could and would be made at home, for free. Printers printing other ...

Beyond the ever-dropping cost of 3D printers themselves, one of the biggest perceived barriers of entry to 3D printing is the supposed difficulty of the design process. And, make no mistake: if you're ...

For decades 3D printing has been available in some form, but it wasn’t until the likes of MakerBot and other startups who began producing affordable hardware for the hobby to really take off. In the ...

Put simply, the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic is a thing you can make to make your own things – automatically. On show at CES 2011, it is a desktop 3D printer that comes in kit form and, once assembled, can ...

I've been in the 3D printing hobby for a long time. Back then, you had a choice between industrial machines that cost more than your car or hacked-together machines built by hobbyists from assorted ...

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Pune: 3D printing may have revolutionised the world of manufacturing, designing and prototyping, but it is now gaining popularity among hobbyists experimenting at home. Students, young professionals ...