MakerBot Industries

At the New York Maker Faire a few weeks ago we announced the launch of our newest addition to the MakerBot family: the Thing-o-matic. It is, quite simply, THE top-of-the-line, do-it-yourself, open source 3D printer. The kit comes with all the latest hardware we’ve worked so hard to develop, such as the MK5 Plastruder and Automated Build Platform, which allows you to continuously print as many parts as you have plastic with one stroke of the “Enter” key.

This is what’s included in the Thing-o-matic parts kit:

• The lasercut parts to assemble a Thing-O-Matic CNC machine.
• 3 x NEMA 17 motors
• The hardware to assemble it.
• Belts and pulleys
• Smooth Rods and Drive system components
• Pre-assembled 4th Generation Electronics
• a USB cable to talk to it
• cat5e and rainbow cables to wire things up
• a standard ATX power supply
• a tools kit with all the hex keys, wrenches, and other bits you need to construct it.
• SD card to buffer your prints
• 1lb of MakerBot ABS Plastic to print with

Less than a day after we launched the Thing-o-matic, it was already winning awards. Those three blue ribbons adorning it in the photograph are the Maker Faire Editor’s Choice awards. It got a record three. We’re so proud!