Herobuilders, a company established by industrial designer Emil Vicale, employs 3D printing to produce dolls in small runs. The company specializes in custom action figures. Creation of the custom dolls would cost $375 for the first doll and $39.95 for additional copies.
It is best known for its most popular character so far — Baghdad [...]
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Posted by PrintFriendly on May 22nd, 2012
More and more companies release their own 3D printing products as the industry continues to mature. Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij used a modified industrial machine to build his 3D printing robot that can create 4,000 3D printed chairs per year.
Vander Kooij refitted the robot with an extrusion head and a material feed, allowing him [...]
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Posted by PrintFriendly on May 20th, 2012
For some people, printing food – in the literal sense of the word – may seem like something out of a science fiction movie. That, however, is no longer the case.
Pre-orders have begun for the first commercial 3D chocolate printer in the world, Choc Creator from Choc Edge. The device is described on its website [...]
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Posted by PrintFriendly on May 15th, 2012
The Smithsonian Institution is a place that many people turn to in order to get a glimpse of history, but it is looking at being able to reach out to more people across the country, and even the world, through modern technology.
The world’s largest museum and research organization is looking at using 3D printing technology [...]
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Posted by PrintFriendly on February 29th, 2012
In an operation considered first of its kind in the world, an 83-year-old woman was fitted with a lower jaw that was created using a 3D printer. You can never really tell how far today’s technology can do these days.
While the operation was done in June in Netherlands, it is only now that the world [...]
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Posted by PrintFriendly on February 15th, 2012