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Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular 3D Printing Stories in November 2012

3D Printing Photo Booth Omote3D

Here are the top 10 most popular stories On 3D Printing brought you in November 2012.

10. Attend the First International Maker Meetup Dedicated to 3D Printing

9. Go Shopping! Black Friday 3D Printing Deals: Shapeways, MakerBot, i.Materialise

8. MakerBot Joins the Race For 3D Printing Your Self-Portrait

7. Startup Mixee Me Launches Beta: 3D Print Your Own Mini-Me Likeness

6. Phantom Geometry Technique Wins Gehry Prize for 3D Printing Innovation

5. Chris Anderson: 3D Printing Will Be Bigger Than the Web

4. Paper-Based 3D Printing, Now in Color and Photo Realistic

3. Incredible 3D Printing Design: Blending Real Objects with Lego

2. Must-See Infographic: How Long Until the 3D Printing Revolution?

1. 3D Printing Photo Booth Opens in Japan: 3D Print Your Self Portrait

 

Thanks for reading in November!

 

Top 3D Printing Headlines Last Week: Design, Photo Booth, Students

3D Printing Design Real World Objects

A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from November 5 to November 11.

Incredible 3D Printing Design: Blending Real Objects with Lego

3D Printing Design Real World Objects

In the video below made for the “Make it real” challenge on Instructables, Greg Petchkovsky demonstrates incredible design skills and vision. He blends real world objects with 3D printing for amazing, seamless results.

In one of his designs, Petchkovsky patches a hole in a stone step with a digitally designed set of Lego blocks.

Top 3D Printing Headlines Last Week: HP and Stratasys, Olympics, Toys

HP CEO Meg Whitman

A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from July 30 to August 5.

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Wednesday, August 1

Thursday, August 2

Friday, August 3

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Sunday, August 5

 

HP CEO Meg Whitman photo by TechShowNetwork used under Creative Commons license.

With Sites Set on LEGO, 3D Systems Cubify Launches Robot Toy Line

3D Systems Cubify Toy Robots

3D Systems’ consumer brand Cubify has announced a new toy line called Cubify robots. This move follows the acquisition of My Robot Nation and launch of the Cube consumer 3D printer.

We have published several features about the toy industry and how 3D printing will disrupt it, including the father who printed the Rosetta stone for toys.

Now 3D Systems is taking a page from LEGO and other popular toy manufacturers by making collectable toy robots whose parts are interchangeable.

From the 3D Systems press release:

3D Systems Corporation announced today the immediate availability of its new Cubify® toy robots designed specifically for printing on Cube®, the world’s first home 3D printer. The entire collection can be downloaded and printed at home on your Cube 3D printer.

Starting at just $4.99, Cube printed robots are also available for home delivery through Cubify and come individually packaged or in sets of three with exciting options to choose from like ray-guns and rocket-packs.

Cubify® robots are moveable, poseable and printable in colorful, lego-like plastic. Printed parts can be snapped together, swapped and colors mixed to create an amazing new robot, or an entire crew.  With thousands of possible combinations, Cubify robots provide hours of educational and creative fun for kids and adults alike.

“We are thrilled with these cute, playful new Cubify robots. Kids of all ages can collect the entire series as they create unique configurations to amaze their friends,” said Cathy Lewis, Vice President of Global Marketing for 3D Systems.   “Our excitement continues to build with each new toy and app we make available to our growing Cubify community.”