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Pioneering Desktop 3D Printer Maker Printrbot Closes Shop

Pioneering Desktop 3D Printer Maker Printrbot Closes Shop

One of the seminal companies in the maker community is no longer. With a brief note on their site today, digital fabrication tool makers Printrbot announces their closure. Led by the charismatic Brook Drumm, the company launched in 2011 with a hyper-successful Kickstarter for an affordable 3D printer kit, raising $830,000 for a $500 machine, […]

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Review: Printrbot Crawlbot Changes Everything About Large CNC Routing

Review: Printrbot Crawlbot Changes Everything About Large CNC Routing

Printrbot’s new CNC router revolutionizes CNC by making your material the table — a small machine with huge capabilities at a fraction of the cost.

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Printrbot Announces New Kid-Friendly 3D Printer

Printrbot Announces New Kid-Friendly 3D Printer

There was a nice surprise in the Printrbot booth at the New York 3D Printshow: the new Printrbot Play. The Play continues the new path Printrbot has been taking since the creation of the Metal Simple, by building sheet metal printers (a long departure from the original, mostly printed models). While having “guts” very similar to the […]

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Can a 0 3D Printer Beat a ,000 Machine?

Can a $600 3D Printer Beat a $20,000 Machine?

The internet is such an incredible and beautiful place: Two strangers with amazing toys came together to give us a showdown that is sure to amuse and inform. In one corner, we have Scott Hanselman, armed with a $600 Printrbot simple metal he got two weeks ago. In the other corner, we have Brandon Potter, armed with […]

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All-American Makers Launches on Science Channel with White House Approval

All-American Makers Launches on Science Channel with White House Approval

Printrbot’s Brook Drumm, roboticist Brian Roe, and entrepreneur Marc Portney help makers go pro in the new series.

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