Last month, MakerBot began offering its Smart Extruder+, a new and improved print head for its flagship Replicator and Replicator Mini desktop 3D printers. The company claims the new Smart Extruder+ ...

A Mashable Choice Award is a badge of honor, reserved for the absolute best stuff we’ve tested and loved. 3D printing has not turned into the consumer revolution everyone expected. If you need proof, ...

I had been keeping an eye on the 3D printing community for a couple of years, but it all seemed too disjoint, too many RepRap variations to keep track of, too many modifications. It was nearly ...

Makerbot 3D printers were among the first to hit the market, so it makes sense that old and broken ones now litter the shelves of hackerspaces and home workshops alike. Rather than throw his one out, ...

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — New printers generally don’t warrant their own press conferences, but the Replicator 2 is no ordinary printer. Unveiled Wednesday in Brooklyn by local startup company MakerBot, ...

MakerBot wants to bring the magic of 3D printing to everyone, from professional makers to students, to smartphone owners. That is why the company announced new 3D printers as well as some new software ...

With an eye on professionals and educators, MakerBot has unveiled the sixth generation of its 3D printers, along with a batch of system accessories. The Replicator+ and Replicator+ Mini models are ...

Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing on Google and Yahoo. He previously worked for PandoDaily and Fortune Magazine, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, on ...

"Desktop fabrication machine" may sound more like an item in a sci-fi book than a device you can buy today, but they do exist, and they're getting better. Makerbot's new Replicator 2 can print out 3-D ...

Brooklyn schools can have a MakerBot 3D printer and a bunch of filament and a contract to keep the machine working by raising less money than it would cost to buy a fancy pair of shoes. The language ...

MakerBot is one of the powerhouses of the Brooklyn tech and maker scene — a movement that’s bringing back DIY with a tech-friendly twist. Founded in a Dean Street workshop in 2009, the company has ...

A few days ago, we posed a question to the Hackaday community. If you could ask the CEO of MakerBot a question, what would it be? It’s an interesting proposition; there is no company serving the maker ...