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The Crowd Loves 3D Printing! Kickstarter 3D Printing Summary
Kickstarter 3D Printing
This post is courtesy of Internet of things blog Hack Things.
The crowdfunding world loves 3D printing. 4 of the top 10 all-time Kickstarter technology projects are 3D printers: Form1, 3D Doodler, Printrbot and the RoBo 3D printer. And there have been many other successful 3D printer campaigns as well. Here is a Kickstarter 3D printing summary.
It’s been a good week for 3D printers and related paraphernalia. Joe interviewed the guys working on the Photon 3D Scanner earlier this week. Since then they’ve hit their Indiegogo campaign goal (congratulations!).
At $450 fully assembled, the RigidBot is at the extreme inexpensive end of the spectrum for 3D Printers, but with capabilities and build volume usually reserved for much pricier machines.
The Filastruder turns plastic pellets into ready-to-use ABS or PLA plastic filament. Much like ink for traditional printers, one of the big hidden costs of operating a 3D printer is the plastic. But while the filament runs $40 or more for a 1kg spool, the pellets only cost a couple bucks. The Filastruder itself is $300, so it would pay off pretty fast.
The 3D Refiner is a simple device to get a high quality finished product out of even lower resolution 3D printing. By smoothing out the layers of a 3D printed object the Refiner leaves you with a perfectly polished final part.
Kickstarter’s stated mission is to help bring creative projects to life, so I guess it’s not too surprising that the community is eager to fund tools like these for making stuff.
We tend to assume that only a small number of dedicated hobbyists actually buy these things, but the success of so many different campaigns demonstrates that there’s actually a broad and healthy appetite. Home 3D printing is already more mainstream than you may have thought.
Via Hack Things.
Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular 3D Printing Stories in January 2013
Here are the top 10 most popular stories On 3D Printing brought you in January 2013.
10. Nokia’s 3D Printing Kit Lets Customers to Personalize Lumia Phone
9. Video: Stephen Colbert 3D Printed Bust at MakerBot Thingiverse
8. National Gun Control Debate Threatens 3D Printing With Regulation
7. Filabot Reclaimer Turns Recyclable Plastic into 3D Printing Material
6. Our Detailed Guide to CES 2013: Welcome to the Year of 3D Printing!
5. Fashion Week and 3D Printing: Stratasys and Shapeways Hit the Runway
4. RoBo 3D Printer Raises $500K on Kickstarter to Battle MakerBot
3. 3D Printing at CES 2013 Roundup: MakerBot, Stratasys and More
2. 3D Printing Advances Dentistry in London at Daewood & Tanner Practice
1. 3D Printing Company ExOne to Raise $75 Million in IPO on NASDAQ
Thanks for reading in January!
Top 3D Printing Headlines Last Week: Kickstarter Funded, Copyright Law
A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from January 29 to February 2.
Tuesday, January 29
RoBo 3D Printer Raises $500K on Kickstarter to Battle MakerBot
There’s a new Kickstarter champion in town: The RoBo 3D Printer. After setting up a Kickstarter campaign to raise $49,000, it looks likes the RoBo team will raise over $500K to build a a low-cost, open source, easy to use 3D printer.
What is RoBo 3D?
RoBo 3D is the ultimate 3D printer everyone has been waiting for. We combined the best minds from the open source community, the best hardware we believe can give the best prints, and our own ideas based on our experience working with 3D printers. The open-source design is made so people like us can go online and find all the documents that show the ins and outs of how to make a RoBo 3D. In true rep-rap fashion, RoBo 3D has been made so that it can print out its own parts. Once in your hands, print out another for a friend! Come experience it and together, lets create something great.
Who is RoBo 3D for?
Architects- print out model homes and buildings for clients. Change and print out again without hassle.
Designers- Have an idea that you want to bring to life? Print out your designs and see if they were everything you imagined. If not, change it and print out the next idea.
Hobbyists/DIY- Easily create your projects in the comfort of your own home.
Small Business owners- Manufacture your own products at the office!
Students- Senior engineering project coming up? Use RoBo 3D to proint the parts you need to get the job done done.
Home owners- Replace broken household items for next to nothing!
In their campaign, RoBo 3D provides a comparison matrix to the MakerBot. What jumps out the most is the price: $520 vs $2,199 for the MakerBot Replicator 2.
Below is their Kickstarter video. Congrats to the team for raising $500K!
