News — Makerbot

Taken from NJ.com By Emily Cummins RARITAN TWP.— Celebrating Teen Tech Week with their second Teen Tech Fair Thursday, Hunterdon Central Regional High School students got to play a Theremin, fly drones, make 3D printed bracelets and explored virtual reality with an Oculus. The high school's library, called the Instructional Media Center, was filled with stations for digital and technology based learning from students, teachers and local businesses.  "We have radio, TV, holograms, coding, Barnes and Noble, robotics and the Hunterdon Medical Center, and the goal is to really spark interest by showing the media center is more than a place...

Taken from EdTech by D. Frank Smith The appetite for 3D printers at school is increasing along with the spread of STEM education, ifMakerBot's recent social media contest is any indication. The 3D-printing company recently awarded four schools across the country with its devices as prizes in its #WeNeedaMakerBot contest. To participate, school leaders were asked to explain on social media how they would use a 3D printer from MakerBot if they were to win the contest. These posts then earned support from their fans, in the form of social media retweets, likes, favorites and more online props. The following schools...

Taken from Product Design & Development by Jake Meister In the decades since it was unveiled, 3D printing and the technologies related to it have evolved immensely. Strides continue to be made with 3D printers, which makes using the technology more and more advantageous to a wide variety of people. Knowing this, a variety of groups are attempting to bring the technology to users of tomorrow: today’s kids. To discuss how 3D printing is being brought to the American youth and the impact that it will have, Product Design & Development held a question and answer session with John Hornick,...

Taken from 3DPrint.com by Hannah Rose Mendoza Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, Florida announced a partnership with Makerbot to create a Rapid Application Development (RAD) Makerspace that will provide students and faculty with access to over 55Makerbot 3D printers and scanners. This facility will be the largest MakerBot innovation center in the nation with more MakerBot Replicator 3D printers and MakerBot digitizer desktop 3D scanners than any other American university.  Back in February, we reported on MakerBot’s announcement, to launch these innovation centers, featuring at least 30 3D printers in each. On August 16, Florida Polytechnic will host a grand...

Taken from RapidReady Posted by:Beth Stackpole A rigorous testing process and tight collaboration with parent company Stratasys are the linchpins in Makerbot’s strategy to shore up confidence in its newly-designed Smart Extruder+ product, a replacement for a component that was the source of customer backlash last year and the genesis for a major companyrestructuring. The Smart Extruder, announced with Makerbot’s 5th generation of printers back in 2014, was meant to be easy to use and allow users to swap out the part of a 3D printer that gets the most wear and tear. However, the component didn’t perform as expected, and...