Tag: 3D Printing
Create your own Michelangelo’s David ‘Dad Bod’ with 3D printer
Where once women craved six-packs that could grate cheese and biceps the size of oak trees, now all that's required apparently is a cuddly torso and gentle paunch, according to a blog post written by US student Mackenzie Pearson which has gone viral (much to the relief of middle aged men everywhere). Described by her…
3D print your own pledge stones for the party leaders #ukelection2015
Should he become Prime Minister, Ed Milliband may well need a crane to move his 'Old Testament' style stone tablet into the rose garden at Number 10 Downing Street. So the guys at 3D printing company CEL have come up with a more modern (and possibly replaceable) solution. The 3D printed version of the stone tablet could…
3D 2.0’s launches Kickstarter for ‘Photoshop’ of the 3D printing world
3D 2.0 Inc. has announced a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a new 3D printing product called Retouch3D. Basically it's a hand-held heated tool the size of an electric toothbrush with variable heat settings and interchangeable tips designed specifically for finishing 3D prints. It will allow makers to clean-up 3D prints with the assistance of temperatures…
Meet the ELF Selfie Drone
The future is going to be amazing. ELF is a tiny little drone (or "nano-copter") with a built in a camera - and it is designed to take photos and video. To control it, all you need is your smartphone - it works over bluetooth and wifi. What sounds incredible is that you'll also be…
It is now possible to 3D print a DRONE!
New 3D printing technology that enables the printing of electronic circuit boards has apparently led to the creation of a drone that can be entirely 3D printed. For real. According to Michael Stiver on Medium, the drone is a creation of a company called Voxel8, which is made up of Harvard & MIT professors. Later…
WATCH: Amazing 3D printed bust of Obama being made
How did we miss this last month? Painting and sculpture is soooo last century. If you want to record the President's likeness now, what you need is some 3D cameras and an array of GoPros. Check out this video showing how the President's face was scanned in immense detail, in many different lighting conditions -…
WATCH: 3D Printed Cars are things that we can make now
Check this out - a company called Local Motors has made a fully functioning 3D printed car. The 100% electric car features regenerative breaking, rear-wheel drive and a battery with a 62 mile range - and 3.5 hour charge time. Amazingly, it only takes four days to print. According to the company, whilst the car…
3D Hubs network could be about to make 3D printing mainstream
Need to print that one widget you need but don't have a 3D printer? A new network of 3D print shops could be about to make the new technology go slightly more mainstream. 3D Hubs is pretty clever. Rather than have everyone buy a 3D printer for their home, it is instead a website where…
World's first 3D printed gun has been fired, ushering in a new age of DIY firearms
The world's first operational plastic gun to be made from a 3D printer has been fired. It's been created by a group called Defense Distributed in Austin, Texas, led by self-proclaimed "crypto-anarchist" Cody Wilson, who believes easy access to a…
GALLERY: 3D Printing art exhibition is a mind-blowing showcase
3D Printing has been a tech industry buzz-term for a few years now, building up steam at this year's CES with promising showcases from the likes of Sculpteo and AutoDesk. But we have to admit to initially being a little…
