MakerBot Industries

You can see just how dirty the MakerBots got at Maker Faire from this photo of the top of Adam’s machine. The clean square there is the outline of a MakerBot sticker he had placed there.

Despite the dust and grime, the MakerBots kept printing away for two straight days. It was amazing to go down the line of ‘Bots and see MakerBot after MakerBot after MakerBot printing and printing and printing.

This wasn’t the first time that MakerBots survived – and kept printing – in extreme environments. Last year some MakerBots underwent impromptu environmental testing in the deserts of eastern Washington state, where the hacker’s convention Toorcamp was held.

Yep. MakerBots = desert proof. Of course, after a good dusting it’s probably a good idea to clean and lubricate your MakerBot’s metal bits (proper MakerBot maintenance is always a good idea). Technically, they are not really desert proof, but last weekend at Maker Faire we definitely saw the MakerBot Botfarm take some dirt, and keep printing through the dust.