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 ...

A 3D printer is a different animal ... We initially bought the MakerBot Replicator 2X ($2,800 for our tested configuration) so that we could create certain objects we need for lab tests: For ...

MakerBot is not dead, but it is connected to life support waiting for a merciful soul to pull the plug. This week, MakerBot announced it would lay off its entire manufacturing force, outsourcing ...

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know before you buy one, along with the top models from our hands-on testing.

While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser cutters -- he also loves to play board games and tabletop RPGs. Expertise 3D printers ...

The dream of Star Trek’s Enterprise replicator ... printing my own Lego pieces—is a tiny bit closer to reality thanks to the Form 4, the latest version of Formlabs’s popular compact 3D ...

Unfortunately, we haven't quite reached the level of the Replicator devices from "Star ... the practice of 3D printing has ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I'm a journalist covering professional and industrial 3D printing. Nearly a million desktop 3D printers priced under $2,500 were shipped ...

3D printing is still around, but it's not as popular as predicted. We explain why. It may sound more like science fiction than technological fact, but the truth is you can now print three-dimensional ...

The dual-extruder MakerBot's Replicator 2X 3D printer produces good-quality objects using two colors. But it's best suited for advanced users who are willing to roll up their sleeves and perform ...

Increased speed and accuracy will deeply affect the workflows of people who use 3D printers on the regular: people like professional designers in automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, and ...

We've tested and reviewed several models to find the top 3D printers, including options from Prusa, Anycubic, Elegoo, Bambu Lab and more. James has been writing about technology for years but has ...