The latest and greatest feature for 3D printers – besides being closed source, having no meaningful technical specs, and being on track towards pulling in $10 Million on a Kickstarter – is automated ...

Last month, MakerBot began offering its Smart Extruder+, a new and improved print head for its flagship Replicator and Replicator Mini desktop 3D printers. The company claims the new Smart Extruder+ ...

[Jeremie Francois] has been thinking about ways to improve tool height adjustment and bed leveling in his 3D printer for a long time. His dream was to never ever think about Z height again. A dream ...

3D printing is in a bit of a doldrums. The novelty has worn off and the limited utility of the technology has been made clear. The bloom is especially off the rose of home 3D printing thanks to slow ...

Okay, I'll admit it. I've been getting spoiled prints from my MakerBot Replicator Fifth Generation. As I've discussed before, I'm pretty much over the moon about my experiences with and the ...

MakerBot announced today that it is now shipping the new Replicator Mini, a small 3D printer for people who don’t have much space or want to try out printing objects on a budget. At $1,375, it’s still ...

John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer and public speaker with 20 years of experience covering technology. The fifth generation of MakerBot’s Replicator Desktop 3D Printer marries ease of use ...

I had been keeping an eye on the 3D printing community for a couple of years, but it all seemed too disjoint, too many RepRap variations to keep track of, too many modifications. It was nearly ...