Thingiverse was launched in 2008 by Makerbot Industries and has become the biggest collection of free 3D model files in the world, with over 1.4 million options available. Anyone can download these ...

GROOT, a character from Disney’s film “Guardians of the Galaxy”, is usually mass-produced by the entertainment company as a small, collectable figurine and sold by retailers such as Toys “R” Us. But ...

When owners of a Makerbot 3-D printer need a shirt button or a cold-air intake for their Porsche 928, they don't pull out a sewing kit or call a German chop shop. Instead, they flip on their printer ...

3D printing has emerged as a powerful technology, revolutionizing industries such as manufacturing, design, architecture, and even healthcare. With the growing demand for 3D print files, finding ...

Shiv Integer is a bot whose entire purpose in life is to create bizarre objects for 3D printers. It has been living for several months on 3D printer project site Thingiverse, posting objects cobbled ...

Makerbot’s Thingiverse is (probably) the largest online repository of 3D models which anyone can upload and download files from for 3D printing. It’s where almost anyone who owns a 3D printer starts ...

There’s no question that a desktop 3D printer is at its most useful when it’s producing parts of your own design. After all, if you’ve got a machine that can produce physical objects to your exacting ...