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Live 3D Printing with MakerBot

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Bre Pettis, and Zach Hoeken about their new company, MakerBot Industries (www.makerbot.com), building open source robot kits that allow you to do rapid prototyping and 3D Printing at home. Music Can Opener by The Discoghosts www.upitup.com For an extra piece of fun from this shoot, go watch Ellie and the Flaming Bunny! www.youtube.com

Here is a sped up printing of Lady Liberty! This took 6 hours to print!

After about $800 and some assembly, the cupcake 3D printer springs to action, bringing computer generated objects (from sites like thingiverse) to life. In this case, some sort of dice thingy. It can also make other 3D printers. (Cupcake CNC 3D printer Makerbot Industries)

CES2010: Makerbot 3D printer

One of the coolest gadgets that webpronews saw at CES 2010 was makerbots cupcake CNC. If youre not convinced of its coolness yet, get ready to be impressed. The device is a 3D printer that allows users to make just about anything they want. First, users create a design in any 3D modeling software or by visiting Thingiverse, which is a community of people who share their designs. After a design is created, makerbot turns the design into a physical 3D model and the machine starts printing. The objects are made with ABS plastic and can be up to 4″x4″x6″. makerbot is an open source 3D printer that ranges in price from 50-50. Not only does WPN think makerbot is cool, but Google does as well. According to makerbot Industries the giant search company has purchased multiple devices. Check out their site for more information on makerbot.