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 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 ...

The dual-extruder MakerBot's Replicator 2X 3D printer produces good-quality objects using two colors. But it's best suited for advanced users who are willing to roll up their sleeves and perform ...

3D printers sound cool ... We initially bought the MakerBot Replicator 2X ($2,800 for our tested configuration) so that we could create certain objects we need for lab tests: For example, our ...

To show just how fast and easy the process works, Ford shows one of its engineers using a MakerBot 3D printer costing less than $1,000 to create multiple prototype parts for a manual transmission ...

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 ...