Affordable high-temperature 3D printers at home: 3D printers have been around since the 1980s, but they didn’t gain popular attention until they became open source, thanks to the RepRap project. RepRap stands for self-replicating rapid prototyper; it’s a 3D printer that can largely print itself. The open source plans were released in 2004 and led …
5 notable open source 3D printers: Open source hardware and 3D printers go together like, well, open source hardware and 3D printers. Not only are 3D printers used to create all sorts of open source hardware—there are also a huge number of 3D printers that have been certified as open source by the Open Source …
The story of Ultimaker: 3D printers with open source DNA: For those who have been immersed in a capitalist society, open source thinking can seem counterintuitive. For the last three decades wealth has been determined through ownership and property rights. Businesses have been valued and financed based on the patents they own and the applications …