Gadget Lab

Mani Zamani’s RetroroBo articulated robot

January 28, 2010

Mani Zamani is a Design Academy Graduate, Shapeways Community member and collectible robot designer. He previously made the Revoltech Rosekeeper…

Shapeways interviews Bre Pettis of Makerbot Industries

January 27, 2010

Shapeways interviews Bre Pettis (on the right), the Maker in Chief over at Makerbot Industries. Makerbot Industries makes an affordable…

Atoms are the new bits, The New Industrial Revolution & comparative advantage

January 26, 2010

Atoms are the new bits is an important article in Wired by Chris Anderson about the democratization of production. It…

The Pizza Comparison, or why HP 3D printers are pizza ovens

January 22, 2010

Shapeways wants to do for 3D printing, what CSI did for petechial hemorrhaging. Luckily we are not alone, there are…

HP 3D printing PLASTIC JAM OPEN INPUT TRAYS

January 20, 2010

PLASTIC JAM OPEN INPUT TRAYS. HP has joined the party and our first spy photo below of the HP 3DJet…