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2012 a Big Year for MakerBot – New 3D Printer, $Millions in Funding, and Huge Growth Ahead

Three years ago they had three employees and were still trying to keep their equipment from breaking down. Now MakerBot [...]

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MakerBot Raises $10 Million in Funding! (And Sends Stephen Colbert’s Head Into Space)

Holy replicating robots, Batman! MakerBot has raised $10 million in venture funding! The New York based startup makes open source [...]

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3D Printers Are Taking Off But One in Every Home? Maybe in Another 10 Years

The 3D printer has come of age….well, almost. Let’s just say that after a tough hit from the recession, the [...]

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Makerbot 3D Printer Replicates Itself (Kind of)

Makerbot‘s 3D printer is starting to clone itself. Earlier this summer, Christian Arno (aka Webca) used the CupCake CNC to [...]

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Stratasys and HP Will Bring 3D Printers to the Mainstream

Among the many promises of Star Trek is the ultimate manufacturing device: the replicator. Just ask for an object, and [...]

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Cool New Vid of MakerBot Visiting Google NYC

  I’m pretty jealous of my friends at Google because they get to hear some of the most interesting people [...]

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Makerbot is Asking You to Help Make More Makerbots

So here’s a situation we’ve all been in. You just started a new company that builds and sells table top [...]

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3D Printing and Self Replicating Machines In Your Living Room – Seriously!

Imagine having a machine for $500 in your living room that can take your computer based specification for a 3D [...]

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