This 3D printed prosthetic ‘Robohand’ will restore your faith in humanity

While some have taken the "make anything" power of 3D printing and created firearms, others are using the technology to help people in a major way.

Matterform offers low-cost 3D scanning, finds crowdfunding success

With a little over 24 hours left on its fundraising campaign on crowdfunding site Indiegogo, Canadian startup Matterform has substantially surpassed its goal for its low cost 3D scanner called the Photon.

This machine prints dollars: How one entrepreneur uses 3D printing to make actual cash

3D printing isn't just for making trinkets -- it can be a real moneymaker, as one entrepreneur has shown.

Expanding beyond 3D printed guns, DEFCAD is officially the anti-MakerBot

Could MakerBot's Bre Pettis and DEFCAD's Cody Wilson be the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs of 3D printing? Sounds crazy, but maybe it isn't.

MakerBot unveils its most disruptive tool yet: The Digitizer 3D scanner

MakerBot is moving into new turf with the Digitizer, a 3D scanner that will let you bring your physical objects into the digital world.

Why copyright law won’t be able to keep up with the crazy world of 3D printing

3D printing is moving fast, and existing copyright law is having a rough time keeping up.

2012 was a year of expansion (and scary new uses) for 3D printing

3D printing exploded into the mainstream this year with a bunch of company news and unlikely new applications, from sex toys to guns.

MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis: ‘Before we make 3D printing cheap, we have to make it excellent’

While 3D printing will hit the mass market one day, MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis says that his company has to perfect the technology before opening it up to the average consumer.

MakerBot announces the Replicator 2 along with a New York City store

Makerbot made a lot of big moves today with the announcements of its latest 3D printer as well as a New York City retail store.

Bukobot’s $600 open-source 3D printer close to being a reality

If you’ve ever wanted the freedom to create 3D objects in your own home, look no further than the Bukobot.

The Bukobot is a Kickstarter project for an affordable (starting at $600) open-source 3D printer from Deezmaker. So far, the …

MakerBot makes a big move to Brookyln’s MetroTech Center

MakerBot is growing.

Emerging from its modest three-person founding, the 3D printing company is now 125 employes strong — and it needs some new office space.

Hence why Markerbot is moving to the MetroTech Center, a business and academic complex …

The Pirate Bay launches crazy Physibles category for printing 3D objects

In the next few years, physical replicas of objects could feasibly be pirated if The Pirate Bay has anything to say about it. The notorious site has introduced a file category called Physibles, which is targeted at 3D printers.

We …

3D printing sees more of New York with Shapeways’ new facility, $5.1M funding

3D printing company Shapeways is opening up its own production facility with a new $5.1 follow on of funding from Index Ventures and Union Square Ventures.

When I think of 3D printing, I am reminded of those old Sci-Fi shows …