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MakerBot Industries has a brand new online video series hosted by ME! Annelise Jeske – MakerBot’s Video Superstar! And it is AWESOME!

Let me take you on a virtual adventure to an Afro Punk head-scanning party, watch how we MakerBot the heads of Angelo Moore (of Fishbone) and comedian Reggie Watts, get some tips and tricks for using ReplicatorG, and have some fun with a few Thingiverse creations. You may or may not also get to hear some of yoda’s wisdom and watch me swing a sword around.

Special Thanks to: Tony Buser for the use of Bobble Head Bob, 2ROBOTGUY for his alphabet design. And all these great folks for the use of their music: Doctor Popular, 8-bit Ninjas, memotone, Goto80 and Kevin MacLeod.

We recently had the honor of scanning the amazing Laurie Anderson.  If you’re not familiar with her work, it’s mesmerizing stuff and you should really run out and get a few copies of her newest album, Homeland, as well as her 1982 classic Big Science.

Laurie is also a long-time maker; she’s made a number of experimental musical instruments over the years, including the famous tape-bow violin. Her work has always pushed the limits of technology, especially when it comes to manipulating the human voice, something she’s mastered to great dramatic effect.

It’s a real honor to host her likeness on Thingiverse; I plan to print out her bust and set it right next to my audio workstation as a source of inspiration.  I suspect I won’t be the only one to do so.

Laurie Anderson by Friends

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On June 6th a team from MakerBot scanned the head Stephen Colbert and put the 3D model online, but we didn’t stop there. Hackers, bloggers, artists, musicians, comedians and anyone one else we think is notable stopped by our Brooklyn workshop to get immortalized.

Well, the week of the event is upon us! Come see the results, and hear a brief art talk by current artist-in-residence Jonathan Monaghan who performed scanning, digital clean-up, and printing for all of those lovely notable heads.

Thursday June 30th, 2011   7PM-10PM

314 Dean St

Brooklyn, NY 11217

The latest webivision webispode of MakerBot’s weekly series on all things MakerBot.

• Bre shares a 3D scan time lapse from the New York Notables series — challenging viewers to identify the model.
• Matt interviews MakerBot staffer Ana Ranches about her Thingiverse love — a shout out to the Ladies of Thingiverse.
• Ethan shares a tip¹ for getting your shell game sorted in ReplicatorG.
• And Isaac introduces the MakerBot Father’s Day Sale — the best deal in 3D printing history.

1. including using MiseryBot’s Test Stripes part [↩]