MakerBot Industries

The New York Times addresses the issue of copyrighting physical objects on their Bits Blog, and of course, mentions MakerBot. In what they he calls Industrial Revolution 2.0, the Times’ Nick Bilton looks at the impact of 3D printing on the future of manufacturing, and on the idea of ownership in general.

Unlike music, movies, or books, printed objects typically cannot be copyrighted because they are useful items rather than simply aesthetic ones. Bilton uses the example of a coffee mug to illustrate his point. Who knows what the future holds, but for now, keep printing those coffee mugs! Trust me, I went to Ikea yesterday, and I would rather print my own mug any day than wait in that line!

MakerBot is excited to be named one of the 20 Most Innovative Tech Start-Ups by SAI’s Business Insider! The list was created by the team at SAI, as well as a crew of investors and entrepreneurs.

Why does Business Insider say we’re innovative? ” Printing 3D images, including Stephen Colbert’s head, is both original and awesome.”

Check out all 20 innovative start-ups here!

“Prepare to be amazed.” That’s what Smithsonian.com says about MakerBot in a recent post on their Innovations blog. The blog asks the question “Will 3D printers become the new PCs?” and highlights a number of awesome things MakerBots have created, including Micah Ganske’s MakerBotted sculptures and Project Shellter. They also give Thingiverse a nice shout out, saying its “loaded with what’s described as “open-source art.”

Txchnologist, the online magazine from GE, has posted the first clip from an interview with Bre they did at our workshop. What better subject to start with than Project Shellter?

Watch the the video to hear Bre talk about the mission behind Project Shellter and why the MakerBot community is taking on the challenge. They also got some great shots of the crabitat at Shellter East and a shell being printed on the Thing-O-Matic!

Here at MakerBot, we believe that children are our future. Imagine what your life would be like if you had owned a MakerBot as a kid!

The media is picking up on this idea too. Check out this piece in Forbes, and this one in the Wall Street Journal, covering MakerBot’s mission to get Thing-O-Matics into the hands of the next generation.

MakerBot is already in a number of schools around the U.S., including New York City public and private school teachers and NSF funded GK12 fellows from NYU-Poly University. Want to get MakerBotting on the curriculum at your or your child’s school? Email education@makerbot.com and check out our sample curriculum here.

MakerBots are the new rock stars! Rolling Stone paid a visit to our Brooklyn workshop for this profile that just ran on their Gear Up Tech blog. Check out the new video we created for those Rolling Stone readers who are new to the idea of MakerBotting. Bre created this How-To video covering the basics for any 3D-printer novice.

PRI talked to Bre about Project Shellter for the latest episode of their Living on Earth radio show. Listen here to get the scoop on what Project Shellter’s mission is, why hermit crabs are facing a housing crisis, and the challenges that come with the project (who knew hermit crabs were right handed?!).

Project Shellter has been getting a lot of love from the media this week. At this rate, Paris Shellton and Tori Shelling (the stars of the Brooklyn crabitat) will be international superstars in no time!

Check out some of the coverage that’s run so far:

Engadget

TechCrunch

Sierra Club

Wired UK

Popular Science

Geek.com

Gizmag

DVICE

Discover Magazine

Crisp Green

GeekOSystem

Care2 Causes

Shareable

MAKE Magazine

Bre also did an interview for the PRI Radio show, Living on Earth. Tune in here starting this Saturday to listen to the Project Shellter segment!

MakerBot took New York Comic Con by storm last week! Amidst the costumed superheroes, anime characters, and vampires, stood the Thing-O-Matic — the only real robot at New York Comic Con!

See the action for yourself in the above clip from G4′s Attack of the Show. Jason Mewes (aka Jay of Jay and Silent Bob fame) stopped by the booth and talked to MakerBot’s Keith Ozar who showed off some our favorite printed objects.

Lots of awesome folks in costumes stopped by the booth (shared with the badass guys at MetalMachine), but these two dudes dressed as the Super Mario Bros. were out favorite. Of course they had to pose with the turtle shell racers…

We also got a nice shout out from the adafruit blog who said “It’s incredibly smart of MakerBot to have a booth at the Comic-Con, this type of out reach to comic community is how we’ll collectively add more makers to the DIY movement. It’s also good for business – nice work!” Photo by Cory Doctorow.

The Street recently posted a story entitled “How 3-D Printing Changes Everything,” featuring an interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis.  Check it out!