The standard crop of 3D printers are all well and good, but what about those times when you need to print something really, really big? Gigabot’s hoping to fill in that gaping void with a build envelope of 24 x 24 x 24 inches — 30 times the volume of a standard consumer device, by its calculations. The device is a beast, naturally — and metal one, at that. It’s so big, in fact, that it can support a full-sized laptop sitting atop an attached arm.

The project is the brainchild of re:3D, an Austin-based startup, which has turned to Kickstarter to help bring the Gigabot into the world — and from the looks of it, the company should hit its $ 40,000 goal, no problem. You can pick one of these up for a $ 2,500 pledge, which gets you everything thing you need to build one at home. Video of the printer in action after the break.

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Adafruit’s just outed a new Internet of Things Printer kit that’s traded in its ethernet connection for WiFi. Instead of using an Arduino Uno like its wired sibling, the new DIY hardware is built with a Raspberry Pi Model B running Raspbian Linux. Programmed in Python, the software on the box wields the Python Imaging Library, which gives folks flexibility when it comes to typography and graphics, and can leverage the language’s raft of libraries. If you’re not in the mood for coding, however, the contraption brings a few sample applications that’ll print out daily weather reports, sudoku puzzles, tweets and images on 2.25-inch wide receipt paper. The project rings up at $ 189 — $ 100 above its predecessor — but it isn’t up for sale quite yet.

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After experiencing a roller coaster pre-production duration, the individuals over at FormLabs have actually announced that the Type 1 3D-printer is entering into complete manufacturing.

The “ huge bulk ” of Kickstarter orders set for distribution by the end of April. They ’ ve bought enough elements to build out over 1,000 Form 1 3D printers.

The business first launched the Kind 1 on Kickstarter to an amazing reception, scoring over $ 2.9 million in pre-orders after asking for a mere $ 100k.

However prior to the business could possibly begin manufacturing, it was hit with a patent violation lawsuit from 3D Systems, which likewise implicated Kickstarter of advertising the allegedly infringing product.

FormLabs continued, and is now prepared to start complete manufacturing of the 3D printer.

FormLabs claims that it could provide better precision than competitive 3D printing offerings, like the Makerbot, at a similar rate.

According to FormLabs, the team will begin by vigorously testing the first little batch of Type 1 printers. After that, the business thinkings of setting precise ship dates.

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Another day, another 3D printer on Kickstarter. But the DeltaMaker, which launched its campaign this week, is a little different from some of the others we’ve seen to date. It’s not the cheapest, and it’s not the one with the most recognizable branding, but it is relatively affordable and has a slightly different mission than most, with a design intended to shine in public spaces, rather than hidden in an industrial workshop.

DeltaMaker’s founders believe that the process of digital printing is at least as interesting and valuable as the products it creates, and their backgrounds reflect their interest in the actual engineering that goes into printing a 3D product and the hardware required to make that happen. The Orlando-based company consists of Zach Monninger, a mechanical engineer and MBA; Craig Rettew, an electrical engineer; Robin Lopez, an aerospace engineer; and Bob Houston, a software engineer. If ever there was a group of people who were all about the process, this is it.

DeltaMaker gets its name from the fact that it’s a so-called “delta robot,” which is a three-armed design used in industrial and manufacturing applications of all stripes, since it can precisely position the business end (or extrusion head, if you want to be technical) along X, Y, and Z axes. The delta robot design is not only functionally effective, it also makes for a visually interesting printing process, one that DeltaMaker suggests will play well in your tastefully decorated sitting room, in classrooms and in waiting rooms and gallery spaces everywhere. The idea is not just to educate, but also to entertain; the founders envision a 3D printing process captivating the attention of a group of kids waiting to see the dentist, or keeping guests entertained at a dinner party if your table conversation gets dry.

Accordingly the DeltaMaker is relatively simple in its design, keeping things basic with a tall aluminum structure that’s only 9-inches in diameter, and a 360-degree viewing angle of the building chamber itself. That design likely won’t change too much from current prototype to shipping product – it’s already on its 4th revision and the team says they’re in the final stages of detail engineering.

As for pricing, the early bird pledge level of $ 499 for a fully assembled, working unit sold out incredibly quick. Now, you can get in at a minimum of $ 1,099, but those are also special tiers. Even if you come very late to the game, pricing for Kickstarter backers tops out at $ 1,599 for a fully assembled unit, which is still not too expensive for the 3D printer category.

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It’s no floor cleaner, so it appears like iRobot‘s looking to expand its horizons, declaring a patent application for a “robot fabricator”. While not given (yet), the USPTO declaring lays out an all-in-one 3D printer that can post-print milling and processing. Common 3D printing outcomes in an ‘overhang’ extra that should be clipped from the completed short article, but iRobot’s freely worded concept would process these instantly, in addition to seams formed where parts are merged together. Numerous manipulators mean that the item could be contorted over “a minimum of six axes”, while the toolhead would combine together a print and milling head, along with an exotically-named robocasting extruder, which is utilized in developing the layers of material. The design intends to decrease the demand for any non-automated production procedures, hopefully implying effortless turtleshell kart production and reduced printing blemishes– that is, if it makes it to reality.

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