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 ...

But here is the problem with Thingiverse: even if you would like to get away from using this Makerbot service, it’s still the largest collection of 3D printed objects on the Internet.

As it stands, it’s something of a minor miracle that Thingiverse still exists. Owned and operated by Makerbot, the company that once defined the desktop 3D printer but is today all but ...

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 ...

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 ...

The CEO of Makerbot, [Jonathan Jaglom] announced this week a massive reorganization. Twenty percent of the staff will be laid off, management will be changed, an office will be closed, and perhaps ...

For example, at thingiverse.com (owned by MakerBot), you'll find a mind-boggling array of downloadable designs, ranging from action figures to birdhouses to tweezers. Many are customizable ...

However, if you host your design on Thingiverse (and I’ll sidestep the political problems that always crop up) you have another option. Thingiverse offers a customizer option that allows you to ...

One of the older and more respected names in 3D printing, Stratasys is the brand behind the Makerbot and related Thingiverse community of 3D-printing schematics. The company is running ...

Of course, it wasn’t always like this. In 2009, MakerBot released the Cupcake, a tiny printer that ushered in the era of democratized 3D printing. The Cupcake was a primitive machine ...

UNG has the first MakerBot Innovation Center in Georgia. Located on the Dahlonega campus and overseen by the visual arts department, it makes 3D printing available to all majors and departments. 3D ...