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ROSCO: low cost, open source 3D printable DIY rover 

Oct.31, 2013 -  In order for people all over the world to develop their own telerobotic communities, Arxterra has introduced a low-cost, open source rover, Rosco (RObot SCOut).  More 

Happy Halloween: costume fun with 3D scanning and 3D printing (video)

Oct.30, 2013 -   NeoMek, a rapid prototyping and 3D digital scanning service company shared today a fun Halloween video using 3D scanning and 3D printing. More

Old school meets new: 3D-printed letterpress printer 

Oct.30, 2013 -  During the Maker Faire Rome 2013, Tecnificio and Lino's Type presented Stampomatica: two 3D printed models of analogic micro-machines to print business cards and postcards.  More 

B-Robot: an open source 3D printed self balancing robot

Oct.29, 2013 -   B-Robot, designed and created by Jose, is a SegWay-like 3D printed self balancing robot with only two wheels. It can be controlled from a smartphone / tablet via WiFi. More

3D printed lens hoods offers stylish lens protection

Oct.29, 2013 -   Dutch studio Van Alles Wat Ontwerp wants to help you develop your personal style with 3D printed customized lens hood. More

These 3D printed prosthetic hands can be made for just $5~$1000 

Oct.29, 2013 -  Two years ago, Paul McCarthy began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son Leon, who was born without fingers on one of his hands. More 

Robots created with 3D printers to teach kids programming 

Oct.28, 2013 -  Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup Play-i has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce Sphere-shaped robots that can help kids as young as five years old learn how to code. More 

Pero: beautiful 3D printed pigeon bookmarks

Oct.28, 2013 -  Dutch design firm Studio Macura has launched Pero, a functional and decorative 3D printed bookmark in the form of a dove.  More 

3D printer 'gun parts' found in Manchester raid may be parts for a printer

Oct.25, 2013 -   Police have issued a new statement following earlier claims after the 3D printing community pointed out they may be harmless printer upgrade parts. More

UK police find first '3D gun-printing factory' 

Oct.25, 2013 -  British police said Friday they have seized components of a gun made from plastic on a 3D printer. The Greater Manchester Police force said officers found a plastic magazine and trigger, along with a 3-D printer.  More 

Impressively complex 3D printed Vulpes Exploration Rover Alpha 1 

Oct.25, 2013 -  At this year's NYCC, CAD Designer Brian Anderson showcased V.e.r.a.1 (Vulpes Exploration Rover Alpha 1), an adorable 3D printed cybernetic fox mounted with sensor arrays. It was an attraction at the NYCC. More 

First 3D printers arrive to Haiti 

Oct.24, 2013 -  Partnered with KIDmob, iLab // Haiti is teaching local Haitians 3D modeling skills and how the 3D printer works, how to repair it if it breaks down. More 

Disney sees 3D printer in every home within a decade

Oct.23, 2013 -   Andy Bird, chairman of Walt Disney International, predicted that 3D printers will be in every home within a decade on the first day of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit. More

Hollywood uses 3D printing to create monsters nowadays

Oct.23, 2013 -   Hollywood is changing the way movies are made with 3D printing. Nowadays Hollywood has been using emerging technologies, including 3D printing, to turn actors into monsters and rubber and silicon into aliens and corpses. More

3D printed "Smoke Dress" hits the Volkswagen catwalk in Frankfurt 

Oct.23, 2013 -  Dutch fashion-tech designer Anouk Wipprecht unveiled a very unique 3D printed dress at the Volkswagen booth during the lnternational Motor Show (lAA) in Frankfurt in September 2013.  More 

3D printed Sunshade makes Google Glass easier to see in the sunlight

Oct.22, 2013 -   Google Glass can be difficult to read outdoors in the sunlight. Chris Barrett, a PR rep who is also one of the early Glass Explorers, managed to fix this issue by creating a 3D printed sunshade for Google Glass. More

Salt, 3D printer, and hot water bathing 

Oct.21, 2013 -  California-born artist Jonathan Schipper's 'Detritus' is an artificial continuously changing environment composed of salt, 3D printer, and hot water bathing.  More 

3D printed 'Mycelium Chair' made from water, straw and fungus

Oct.21, 2013 -   In collaboration with scientists at the University of Aachen, Eric Klarenbeek develops the Mycelium Chair, a chair created using 3D printing and living organisms. More

Poppy: Open source 3D printed humanoid robots

Oct.21, 2013 -   Poppy is an affordable and hackable humanoid robot made with robust and flexible hardware. It uses off-the-shelf components (motors and electronics) and 3D printed limbs to make it available for a large audience. More

6 super cool 3D printed Jack O' Lanterns 

Oct.20, 2013 -  Halloween is coming up soon and this year some makers are taking jack-o'-lanterns to the next level with their 3D printers.  More 

Meet Fonzie: A twerking, 3D printable robot (video) 

Oct.20, 2013 -  Limor Schweitzer, founder & director at Robosavvy, one of the most popular online sources of information, know-how, and humanoid robot parts/kits, introduces "Fonzie" the dancing robot. More 

3D printed photograph adds another dimension to treasured memories 

Oct.18, 2013 -  Many innovative use of 3D printing fall under the category of cool or creative. Dave White, owner of Studio DTW has produced some really cool 3D-printed images from nothing but 2D photographs. More 

Future: 3D print lab in every car 

Oct.18, 2013 -  In collaboration with the creative lab at renault, Bertier 'created' this future: He transforms a Renault Zoe electric car into a mobile 3D print lab.More 

3D printing helps cut tooling costs by 97%

Oct.17, 2013 -   German company Robert Seuffer uses Stratasys 3D printed injection molds to produce parts for functional testing in their final material. More

Australian scientists created light-weight 3D printed titanium horse shoes

Oct.16, 2013 -  Australian scientists have created a customized set of purple titanium shoes for a Melbourne race horse using 3D printing. More 

Lockheed Martin digitalizes production with 3D printing and virtual pathfinding

Oct.15, 2013 -  Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company introduced its next-generation digital manufacturing technologies that the company integrates into the production cycle: Digital Tapestry.  More 

Become the coolest geek with this 3D printed oscilloscope watch 

Oct.15, 2013 -  Electrical engineer Gabriel Anzziani, the founder of Gabotronics who created the amazingly tiny Xprotolab oscilloscope is now working on the Oscilloscope Watch, a portable version of the Xprotolab with all its features. More 

Jet Engine made on a 3D Printer

Oct.14, 2013 -   Building your own jet engine is a great way to challenge your mechanical skills. Gerry Hamilton from New Zealand designed and made a very cool jet engine on a 3D printer. More

French patient gets his nose and life back, thanks to 3D printing (video)

Oct.14, 2013 -  In France, technicians restore dignity to a patient who have lost his nose using the latest technology. Surgeons worked to reconstruct his nose by 3D scanning his face. More 

Building a 1927 Miller 91 race car using four 3D printing processes 

Oct.14, 2013 -  Cideas, a Rapid Prototyping consulting company based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, has create replica of the 1927 Miller 91 race car using four major 3D printing processes. More 

Justin LeBlanc earns spot on "Project Runway" finale using 3D printing

Oct.14, 2013 -   Who would think of using 3D printing in a fashion contest? Justin LeBlanc's innovative 3D printed accessories has helped earn him a spot in Project Runway's finale last week. More

Pinhole: a 3D printed pinhole camera on Kickstarter 

Oct.13, 2013 -  Since O'Connor got his Solidoodle 3 printer, he has been designing and making pinhole cameras with 3D printing. I thought this would be a great way to design and build a new series of pinhole cameras. More 

3D printed 'Terminator' arm by the University of Nottingham

Oct.11, 2013 -   One of the highlights of the 600 3D-printed objects on display at a new London Science Museum exhibit is a Terminator-lookalike 3D-printed functionalised prosthetic arm. More

Create and print out your social network in 3D 

Oct.11, 2013 -  What if you could print out your social network data on a 3D printer and hold it in your hand? Jeff Hemsley took his Twitter network data, model it in 3D and then use a 3D printer to make it real.  More 

3D printing offers a new hand for 2-year-old girl

Oct.11, 2013 -  Two-year-old Kate Berkholtz was born without a full hand on her left arm. Zero Point Frontiers is using their 3D printer to help this little girl by creating her a much needed prosthetic. More 

3D-printed web of plastic caps turns water bottles into fancy home decor

Oct.10, 2013 -   'Screw You' is a collection of making clever use of the universal PET bottle screw top with help of 3D printing. The Screw You Vase transforms 12 single use PET bottles (0,5 l) you add yourself, into a beautiful vase that is made to last. More

Van Gogh's 2D Sunflowers transformed into 3D with 3D printer

Oct.9, 2013 -  Inspired by the Sunflowers painting, artist duo Rob and Nick Carter wanted to bring it to life by creating a bronze interpretation of the artwork using 3D printing. More 

3D printed functional designs inspired by the iconic Mobius Strip 

Oct.9, 2013 -  Inspired by the iconic Mobius Strip, Taiwanese designer Vincent Huang created incredibly beautfiul "RIBBON" series of designs that he 3D printed out of metal. More 

Awesome Mini FPV Quadcopter made on Makerbot 3D printer (video)

Oct.8, 2013 -   This awesome 3D printed mini FPV Quadcopter is designed and created by Zwcky101 in Austin, TX. It was printed on a Makerbot 3D printer and the all-up weight of this quad including all FPV gear is only 200g. More

'Britain's FBI' will fight threat of guns made on 3D printers 

Oct.8, 2013 -  Theresa May, the Home Secretary said NCA will also fight the growing threat of guns made with 3D printers. She said: "This is a matter that has become of increasing concern." More 

Disney researchers design 3D Printed curved display to eliminate distortion (video) 

Oct.8, 2013 -  Disney Research, Pittsburgh unveiled in July a new printed optics technology, "Papillion" for 3D printing highly expressive animated eyes for interactive characters, robots and toys.More 

Scientists create 3D printed microscopic 'Zoos' to design bacterial communities

Oct.8, 2013 -   By caging bacteria in 3D printed microscopic houses, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin are studying how disease-causing bacteria, such as those found in the human gut and lungs, interact and develop infections. More

Scientist says we could soon '3D print' alien DNA from Mars 

Oct.7, 2013 -  Scientists will soon be able to design and print synthetic organisms using computer software and biological 3D printers, says J. Craig Venter, American visionary geneticist and entrepreneur. More 

Leapfrog 3D printing the Forbidden City

Oct.7, 2013 -   In collaboration with Dutch museum De Nieuwe Kerk and the Chinese Nanjing Museum, Leapfrog 3D printers will print the entire Forbidden City for the Ming exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. More

University students successfully tested 3D printed rocket engine 

Oct.7, 2013 -  A group of students at the University of California, San Diego conducted a hot fire test for a 3D-printed metal rocket engine that they, themselves designed.  More 

Inventor uses 3D printing to design and create Bit-Blocks

Oct.7, 2013 -  Inspired by computer game MineCraft, Lake Oswego, OR based Will Petillo wants to bring the joy of building things with blocks to real life. More 

3D printed Sarah's Jenner in memory of 5-year-old girl's battle with cancer

Oct.6, 2013 -   Valcrow, a Mechwarrior fan and the creator of 3D printed posable Atlas, and his friends at No Guts No Galaxy (NGNG) wanted to bring Sarah's Jenner into reality, and present it as a gift to Sarah's father. More

Awesome 3D printed Dr Who Dalek Transformer by Andrew Lindsey 

Oct.5, 2013 -  Andrew Lindsey, who previously designed the 3D-printed Transforming Tardis, has made another awesome figure - a transforming Dalek figure with 3D printing.More 

9-year-old boy created the 'Menurkey' with 3D printer to celebrate Thanksgivukkah

Oct.5, 2013 -   Nine-year-old Asher Weintraub has designed and created a 3D-printed Thanksgivukkah symbolic piece, the Menurkey to celebrate this once in an eternity event. More

Students build low cost Atomic Force Microscope using Lego and 3D printing 

Oct.4, 2013 -  The world's first low cost Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has been developed in Beijing by a group of PhD students using LEGO and 3D printing. More 

Olaf Diegel's spectacular Steampunk 3D printed guitar 

Oct.3, 2013 -  The Steampunk 3D Printed Guitar is not just a graphical masterpiece, it is a fully functioning Steampunk Engine and amazing sounding electric guitar. The 3D Printing technology used in the Steampunk Guitar is called Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). More 

Artist using 3D Scanning & 3D Printing to mold chocolate 

Oct.2, 2013 -  Brian Begun, a visual effects artist wants also to use 3D scanning and 3D printing techniques to mold and design chocolate and he is currently raising funds on indiegogo. More 

Blizzident releases 3D printed 6 seconds toothbrush tailored to your teeth

Oct.1, 2013 -   Engineers from Blizzident have invented a new kind of toothbrush that is tailor-made to fit into a person's mouth using 3D scanning and 3D printing. More

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