MakerBot’s Replicator Mini+ is designed for classrooms

More and more classrooms today are getting into 3D printing, and MakerBot wants to be there for them. It's taken its Replicator Mini printer, which was a surprising hit in schools, and made it faster and quieter than before. The new Replicator Mini+...

MakerBot’s Replicator+ promises bigger, faster 3D prints

MakerBot has had its fair share of woes lately, but the company isn't slowing down. It's launching a whole bunch of products, including a printer, revamped software and new materials. The Replicator+ is available beginning today, for $1,999, which is...

ICYMI: Robosurgeon, wigglebot and a very cute penguin

Today on In Case You Missed It: A robot from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev produces a wave-like motion that can propel itself across a floor or through water, only with one motor. Also a robotic surgeon called Flex can snake its way down...

Six gadgets made from LEGO bricks

By Cat DiStasio When kids play with LEGO bricks, their creations are limited only by their imaginations. A few colorful blocks can become a spacecraft, a bulldozer or a skyscraper with just a few moves. Although the LEGO builds from you childhood ma...

Microsoft wants you to share your 3D printer over your network

Sure, you can use your old-school paper printer from virtually any device in your home. But what if you want to use your 3D printer in the den while you're lounging in the living room? Microsoft might just come to your aid. It recently released a Win...

ICYMI: Google beats MS paint, gamified recycling and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Google's 3D painting app, Tiltbrush, has been used to make some beautiful things; a robotics company is gamifying trash sorting in a pilot program; and a 3D copier will let you make a double of any dang thing you lik...