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With the maker movement gathering pace across the United States, we headed to the hilly, vibrant city of San Francisco to see where it all began.
Make, Do, Change [Monocle]
In this episode of MakerBot TV we'll chat with TEDx celebrity Thomas Suarez. Thomas is a 12-year-old app developer, entrepreneur and MakerBot operator. He came by the MakerBot Botfarm to chat with Bre and get a tour of the grounds.
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Today's 3D printers can already create robots and artificial body parts layer by layer based on computer designs. But the U.S. government has much bigger plans for the futuristic technology — it wants to reshape American manufacturing by offering up to $60 million for a new 3D printing institute. Unlike traditional factories, 3D printing technology offers the flexibility of tweaking digital designs on the fly and then rapidly "printing" the physical object on demand. The new Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute would harness 3D printing as the first of up to 16 centers dedicated to U.S. manufacturing innovation — part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation announced by President Obama on March 9.
US Ready to Bet $60 Million on 3D Printing | Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Try Adafruit's new iPhone & iPad app for makers! Circuit Playground! "Incredibly handy for anyone working in electronics. Perfect for engineers and non-engineers alike."
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MBTV S02E07 – How Much Plastic? « MakerBot Industries
One of the questions I hear a lot when I am out at events – showing MakerBots to people who have never seen them before – is, “What is the cost of materials for a MakerBotted object?” Sure, filament is inexpensive, but how much filament are you using when you print? In this episode I’ll show you exactly how to calculate that cost.
You’ve probably heard us talk about the fact that we’re an open source company – but you may not know exactly what that means or why a company would choose to follow an open source model. In this episode of MakerBot TV you’ll hear from Bre about how he got hooked on open source and you’ll learn how you can participate in the open source revolution!
MBTV S02E03 – What Is Open Source? « MakerBot Industries
TED2012: littleBits creator Ayah Bdeir - Boing Boing
By Mark Frauenfelder at 2:18 pm Wednesday, Feb 29 [ Video Link ] Ayah Bdeir is the founder and lead engineer of littleBits , an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping and play. littleBits won Popular Science's "Best of Toy Fair 2012" and Ayah was named a TED Fellow this year. I interviewed her this morning at TED2012 in Long Beach, CA.
Enrico Dini is on a quest to revolutionise the way we view construction. But with his family life in tatters, and his business on its knees – has he sacrificed too much for the greater good? The Man Who Prints Houses is a poignant, funny and awe-inspiring documentary that delves into the troubled mind of a genius intent on changing the world forever.
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