Yes, you read that correctly. MakerBot, a developer of desktop 3D printers, in conjunction with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has launched a Mars Bars Thingiverse Design Challenge. MakerBot and ...

MyMiniFactory acquires Thingiverse to restore reliability and protect human-created 3D designs Thingiverse’s eight million users now join a curated, creator-first ecosystem under new management ...

As of a day ago, MakerBot’s Thingiverse Web site hosted the plans for a key component of an AR15 semi automatic rifle. Anyone could download Michael "HaveBlue" Guslick's design for the lower receiver, ...

MakerBot Thingiverse, one of the largest 3D design communities, announced that it has reached a landmark one million uploads and 200 million downloads on its platform. What began in 2008 as a website ...

What would happen if you pit similar 3D printing services against each other? Two of the most common initial questions people have when they begin to investigate the 3D printing industry as a whole ...

When owners of a Makerbot 3-D printer need a shirt button or a cold-air intake for their Porsche 928, they don't pull out a sewing kit or call a German chop shop. Instead, they flip on their printer ...

Most makers, I’m sure, enter into the 3D printing world with a goal in mind. Whether that’s printing enclosures for projects, Warhammer figurines, robot chassis, or even a mechanical computer, there ...