3Doodler: The World's First 3D Printing Pen by WobbleWorks LLC. 3Doodler Lets You Hand-Draw 3-D Objects | Wired Design. It may not be pretty, but the 3Doodler makes 3-D printing cheap and accessible. As affordable as 3-D printers have become, they are still out of reach for most people. A two-person team is looking to change that with their $75 handheld 3-D “printer” called the 3Doodler.
The 3Doodler is basically a handheld version of the extrusion element found in most RepRap-style 3-D printers with some much needed heat shielding and an ergonomic grip. Imagine a hot glue gun, but shaped like very thick marker with the ability to print a fine line of plastics. By removing the complex mechanisms that move the printhead, the electronics to control it, and the structure that houses it, the team has put the 3Doodler in range for anyone with a passion for making. Launched today on Kickstarter (and already 466 percent funded at $140,000), 3Doodler’s video promises ”If you can scribble, trace, or raise your finger in the air you can use a 3Doodler.” The device acts a bit like a magic wand. How Big Business is Stymying Makers' High-Res, Colorful Innovations | Wired Design. If you're waiting for desktop additive-manufacturing technology to move closer to professional-level results, be prepared to wait for a very long time.
The past year was a breakout for desktop 3-D printing. MakerBot released two new models, Formlabs debuted the first prosumer 3-D printer to use high-accuracy stereolithography, and a slew of innovative, printed projects lifted awareness and desirability of additive manufacturing for the general public. But the year ended with a legal hiccup. Formlabs will be dealing with a patent infringement lawsuit brought against them by 3D Systems, one of the biggest players in the industry. The hobbyist segment of the industry has been built on the back of expired patents, but as the Electronic Frontier Foundation has pointed out, many patents that will be required to advance the state of the art will not expire for years or even a decade.
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