3D printers are extreme precision instruments. It's easy to forget just how miraculous it is to have a tiny box in your house ...

ESA's Planetary Robotics Laboratory designed a mini version of the ExoMars rover The smaller version, ExoMy, can be built by anyone with a 3D printer ExoMy's design has all the key features of the ...

It’s no secret that the 3D printer community is extremely fragmented. With three models of RepRaps, three printer kits from Makerbot, and hundreds of ‘printers of the week,’ it’s extremely frustrating ...

[Matterhackers] has a nice video tutorial on using vacuum forming to create plastic items. Sure, you have a 3D printer, but vacuum forming has some advantages if you are making thin and flexible items ...

It represents a new class of 3D printers that automatically handle the most difficult tasks, allowing you to focus on ...

3D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to consider—about materials, possible uses, software, and much more. Since 2004, I ...

They're not your granddad's daisy wheel printer or your mom's dot matrix. In fact, they bear little resemblance to today's document or photo printers, which can only print in boring old two dimensions ...