In this era of cheap turn-key machines, the idea of actually building your own desktop 3D printer might seem odd to some. But if you’re looking for a challenge, and want to end up with a printer that ...

Three-axis 3D printing has been with us long enough that everybody knows the limitations, but so far, adding extra axes has been very much a niche endeavor. [Daniel] at Fractal Robotics wants to ...

The open-source Gridfinity system, created by Zack Freedman, is inspiring makers to design customized modular storage for workshops using 3D printing. Its standardized grid format has fueled a global ...

Recent developments in 3D printing span from practical maintenance techniques like cold pulls for nozzle cleaning to powerful open-source design platforms such as Penpot, and even groundbreaking ...

EurekaAlert!—A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a PhD student in the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Computer Science, has ...

The open source AI community Hugging Face has bought open source humanoid robots company Pollen Robots, Hugging Face announced this morning. That’s great news for pretty much every country that is not ...

Making products for yourself with a 3D printer generally saves over 80% compared to what you can buy on line of similar quality and value.

(Nanowerk News) Charles Wade, a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, has created a design system software package that uses functions and code to ...