 | | 3D Printing | May 12, 2017 |
Yo!
Phew, LOTS of stuff going on this week..
But, before we get started, why don't you warm up a bit by watching this guy smash a m****r*******g watermelon with a giant mousetrap.
Ready? Good.
These days, I am obsessed with a incredibly brilliant ex-professor called Jordan Peterson (check him out on the Joe Rogan Podcast) -- the guy's thinking is insanely clear.
As far as 3D Printing goes, there's plenty of news and events (like RAPID) happening this week.
Let's get to it...
Today, we'll be covering:
1.) A funny prank involving (pseudo) 3D Printing
2.) A new method for glass 3D Printing
3.) A new 3D Printer that prints stuff horizontally
4.) Home 3D Printers catching on fire..
5.) A couple of crowdfunding campaigns
6.) A student 3D printing retainers at home
7.) NASA's latest award
8.) Desktop Metal & Stratasys partnering
9.) Some updates from RAPID
10.) Ultimaker releasing cluster management software
11.) AstroPrint's new products
12.) Lulzbot & IC3D releasing open source filament
13.) A new 3D Printer
Man, that might be the most news highlights I've ever sent to you on this digest.
I hope you enjoyed that.
Also, happy mothers day to you and yours!
Until next time, my friend,
Dilanka
Contemplation:
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| | Simon Pierro - youtube.com Just in case you haven't seen this, it's pretty hilarious. | | Nature - youtube.com Pretty damn cool. | | John Biggs - techcrunch.com The product is allegedly going live on Kickstarter in the near future, so you cannot really buy it right now. With that said, it's a very cool concept. | | jaykoblanco - reddit.com This is an interesting topic because most 3D Printers are NOT officially certified by a third party like UL. For example, your toaster is likely certified by UL to make sure it doesn't pose any electrical hazard.
The problem can get even worse when people are building their own 3D Printers without paying attention to electrical hazards. This is another case study on 3D Printer's catching on fire.. | | Polaroid - indiegogo.com It's interesting that Polaroid is using a crowdfunding approach here. | | AstroPrint - kickstarter.com The AstroBox Touch is a fully plug and play touchscreen for your 3D Printer that is wireless, cloud connected and infinitely extensible by installing 3D Printing related apps on it just like your smartphone. This campaign reached it's funding goal in just 3 hours after launch: Disclosure: I am directly involved with this project. | | Kathleen Villaluz - interestingengineering.com Cool story. | | Ian Oneill - space.com NASA awarded $100,000 in 3D Printing Habitat Competition in it's first phase. | | General Fabb - fabbaloo.com This partnership should certainly help Desktop Metal reach more folks.
| | Corey Clarke - 3dprintingindustry.com Just in case you are not at RAPID, these are some solid updates of what's happening. | | Lana Lozova - ultimaker.com Interesting product release from Ultimaker. | | General Fabb - fabbaloo One of the better overviews of the recent announcement(s) by AstroPrint. | | IC3DPrinters - github.com Very interesting announcement by Lulzbot and IC3D. Just in case you are unfamiliar, Lulzbot (Aleph Objects) is MILITANT about open source software, so this is no surprise.
If you don't want to read that giant whitepaper, try this article for a good overview. | | Corey Clarke - 3dprintingindustry.com Worth checking out. | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. | |
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