MakerBot in the Guardian – Hackers of the world unite!
Mark Fonseca Rendeiro wrote an article in the Guardian about 26C3, the latest Chaos Communication Congress that mentions MakerBot.
Also present was Bre Pettis and his Makerbot Industries. The knob on your dishwasher broke off? Trying in vain to contact customer assistance and find some way to get a replacement part? Well Pettis had a better idea, and by using a 3D printer, produced his own replacement knob. His tinkering with 3D printing has resulted in the founding of his very own company, Makerbot, which has actual employees and its own manufacturing space in Brooklyn, shipping Makerbots all over the world. Pettis didn’t tell us to buy his stuff, but talked about what other people have been building and how he envisages a future where people aren’t just consumers: he dreams of a return of the tradition of people making things.
I’m blushing! I have to give a shoutout to my fellow co-founders Zach and Adam who aren’t mentioned here!
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