AI Robotics unveiled the QuantumPrint: a 3D printer that leverages advanced AI to automate nearly every aspect of the 3D printing workflow.
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Verdant3D Sows Seeds of Innovation with Home-Grown Filaments
Garden enthusiasts and 3D printing aficionados, it’s time to get your green thumbs and filament spools ready for a new sustainable twist in 3D printing — home-grown 3D printer filaments!
ImagineCraft Unveils Unique VR 3D Printer
In an industry that’s always pushing the boundaries of 3D innovation, a new player has emerged to redefine what can be done with 3D printing: ImagineCraft.
Design of the Week: Skyward Spires
This week’s selection is “Skyward Spires,” which could become by far the world’s tallest 3D printed structure.
Design of the Week: 2024 Shutter Shades
This week’s selection is the 2024 Shutter Shades by Printables contributor Teque5.
Book of the Week: How to Invent Everything
This week’s selection is “How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler” by Ryan North.
Design of the Week: Animatronic Eyeball
This week’s selection is the creepy Animatronic Eyeball by Enza3D.
New AM Materials Round Up, April 1, 2022
Several new AM materials were announced in the past week.
Neige3D Announces Cold 3D Printer
French 3D printing startup Neige3D announced a new and highly unusual 3D printer: the Dérive 1.0.
Pepsi To Produce 3D Printer Filament
Drink giant Pepsi is getting into the 3D printing business.
2021 3D Print April Fool’s Day Roundup
Today, April 2nd, is a much more sensible day.
Finally: Bacon 3D Printer Filament
Researchers have developed a new 3D print material based on bacon.
The 3D Printing Industry Consolidates — Completely
In a shock move, the entirety of the 3D printing industry has consolidated.
3DPN Acquires 3DPMN And 3DPBM; New Entity To Be Known As 3DPNMNBM
Big moves in the 3D print world today, with several media organizations combining forces.
Sir Patrick Stewart Joins Fabbaloo
The Fabbaloo team has a new Chief Creative Officer: Sir Patrick Stewart.
The Real Driving Force Behind 3D Print Pantone Matching
We’ve uncovered the real reason so many 3D printing operations have been focusing on exact color matching, and he’s adorable.
Design of the Week: Glitter Bomb V3
This week’s selection is the third iteration of the porch pirate-defeating Glitter Bomb by YouTuber Mark Rober.
3D Printing Heads To The Beach
Charles R. Goulding and Alyssa Schneider enjoy the summer sun with 3D printing.
Summer Is Here And So Are Backyard BBQs Thanks To 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look forward to 3D printing up a good time this summer.
Adding A “3D” To Your Company Name Is Sometimes Required
There’s some fun patterns in 3D printing company names if you look closely at their corresponding domain names.
The Emails We’d Like To Respond To, Once More
Ever wonder what emails we receive? There are many ill-formed, downright crazy messages received by us daily and now we’d like to respond in a humorous way.
Unnecessary 3D Prints
Matt Benedetto has a habit of designing unnecessary things.
Announcing The FabbFab Metal 3D Printer With CLF Technology
We’ve been working on a secret project for some time now, and today we reveal our new development.
Glitter Bomb Defeats Porch Pirates and Shows 3D Printing to the World
An incredible viral video appeared this week, and it involves 3D printing.
I Forced A Bot To Read 1,000 3D Printing Press Releases…
Some advanced computing has done the impossible: generate a 3D printing press release.
Generic 3D Printing Press Release
We forced an editor to read 1,000 3D printing press releases and then asked her to write one.
A Jolly Trip Through the Fabbaloo Mailbag
It’s that time once again to review the unusual, erratic and confusing messages received at our office.
Was 3D Printing Really Invented in the Victorian Age?
A startling piece suggests that the concept of 3D printing may have been first conceived in Victorian England, almost 160 years ago.
About Those Voice Commands For Your 3D Printer
The current craze for intelligent voice commands is getting more sophisticated, but what happens when it works with your 3D printer?
Must Read: The Fabbaloo Mailbag Never Disappoints
This episode of the Fabbaloo mailbag is as fun, shocking and stupefying, as usual.
An Interview With The Latest 3D Printer
Today we’re talking with the Presilo, a new 3D printer that recently came on the market.
Design of the Week: Caesar Pencil Holder
This week’s selection is the “brutal” “Caesar Pencil Holder” by Thingiverse contributor Kevin “Abrokadabra” of Buffalo, New York.
Into the Mailbag: Fabbaloo’s Incoming Message Periodic Review
As a very popular 3D print blog, we tend to receive a ton of messages from the public. Some of them are “interesting”.
ElectroBoom’s Shocking Probe Into 3D Printing Is More Than Painful
Mehdi Sadaghdar’s 3D printing tutorial is right on the mark, but also quite painful.
Artist Don Foley’s Gift to Everyone’s Halloween
Noted 3D print artist Don Foley has released a set of free spooky Halloween 3D models.
April Fool’s 2015 Recap
Yesterday was indeed April Fool’s day in many regions, and 3D printing blogs took full advantage.
Jeremy Clarkson Hired By Ultimaker
In a bold move, 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has engaged well known British presenter Jeremy Clarkson as their new 3D printing spokesperson.
Epson Acquires RepRap
It’s a blockbuster move and one printer manufacturer Epson hopes will enable them to catch up to competitor Hewlett Packard in the 3D printing space: Epson has fully acquired the RepRap open source project.
Be Your Own Souvenir!
It’s not new but we just bumped into an interesting video of a project that took place in 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. The “Be Your Own Souvenir: A Take-Away Experience” project by blablabLAB won Honorary Mention in the Prix Electronica 2011. As you’ll see in the video, passers-by were enticed into posing for… Continue reading Be Your Own Souvenir!
3B Printing?
Yes, we said “3B” printing. It’s definitely not a technology like 3D printing, but we thought you’d be interested in seeing it. Created by liquor manufacturer Dewars, 3B printing was used for a promotion for their new “Highlander Honey” Scotch. It’s a relatively straightforward process: a custom-shaped form is filled with honeybees, who build… Continue reading 3B Printing?
3D Printing April Fool’s Round Up 2011
Ok, you may have been fooled by Freedom of Creation’s amazing wooden 3D printing post yesterday, but it wasn’t the only fib told in the 3D printing blogosphere on this year’s April Fool’s day. Here’s a compendium of notable tall tales: Freedom of Creation described a quite elaborate secret project to 3D print using… Continue reading 3D Printing April Fool’s Round Up 2011
Merry Christmas to 3D Printing!
We haven’t believed in Santa for, well, a while now. But for the moment we wondered what gifts Santa might bring to the world of 3D printing…. For MakerBot: a gigantic sack full of MakerBot parts with elves to put them together For (the former) Desktop Factory: a new start with lots of cash (oh… Continue reading Merry Christmas to 3D Printing!