MakerBot Industries

The Colbear by Tony Buser

Thingiverse champion Pattywac has another challenge for you (and your friends)!  The chosen design will receive $60.00 from Pattywac and $100.00 in MakerBot store credit provided by MakerBot Industries!  Here are the details:

With a great bust, comes a great responsibility. ¹  We must use Stephen Colbert scans in the greatest design challenge to date, the Makerstrong Mashup Challenge.  I can’t guarantee that a mashup resulting in a printable clock with a Steve Colbert head-pendulum and gears embossed with his likeness or a printable tank with a giant Colbert bust on the top that shoots smaller Colbert busts out would win, but they definitely wouldn’t get last place…

Just to clarify, all submissions to this challenge must use at least one of the Stephen Colbert head scans included in the following post and use it as part of a new thing posting “http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9104”

The initial prize will be $60 cash transferred via Paypal from Pattywac, and $100 in Makerbot store credit, generously supplied by MakerBot Industries.  IF we can somehow get Mr. Cobert to agree to be a guest judge on the panel for the challenge, Pattywac will up the cash prize to $150 transferred via Paypal.  Any flattr money will also be added to the prize pool.

Rules:

1. Needs to be printable (at least partly… Unicorns, Frostruders, and other toolheads included) on a Makerbot
2. Needs to combine at least two designs, one of them being a Steve Colbert head scan (can include new designs of your own making)
3. Post submissions on Thingiverse by 8pm CST on July 17, 2011.
4. Multiple entries are allowed, but they must be distinct from one another.
5. To enter be sure and tag your Thing with the word “Makerstrong”

The entries will be judged using the following criteria:

• Number of Likes on Thingiverse
• Number of times it has been made by someone else
• Average Thingiverse rating
• Printability (not just fitting it in the space but also how many separate prints are required)
• Effort put into design (based on testing and revisions (if at all needed), how well does it fit the challenge)
• Does it build on previous challenge winners?
• Future for use in other Thingiverse designs
• Number of other items combined from Thingiverse to make new design

Yay!  I love mashup challenges!

1. MakerBlock:  Must… resist… jokes… [↩]

We’re a fast growing robotics startup and we’re looking to add motivated production technicians to the team at our Brooklyn warehouse. Here is the scoop on the open positions:

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manual assembly of small products and kits
- Maintaining accurate inventory counts in our computer system
- Restocking supplies from warehouse

Requirements:
- Detail oriented. You pride yourself on getting it right every time.
- Self-motivator with a strong work ethic, and able to work in a fast paced environment
- Rock solid computer skills (e.g. Windows, Office, Internet)
- Able to lift 35 lbs

Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience using different types of shipping software (e.g. DHL, Endicia)
- Past experience or interest in robotics and 3D Printing
- Experience in shipping products for a large company
- Experience picking, packing and shipping customer orders

This position is full time 40 hours per week, the pay is $12/hour.

We offer a fun working environment, a steady paycheck and the opportunity to be a part of the next manufacturing revolution.

If you’re interested, please email us your resume along with a brief explanation of why you want to work with us and how your qualifications & experience will add value to our company. hiring (at) makerbot.com

Kim Boekbinder, scanned into 3D and uploaded to Thingiverse, made a song and a video! Cool! Check out her latest album, “Impossible Girl.” It’s great!.