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The early hype that every home would shortly have a 3D printer fizzled fast, but there are still companies interested in catering to the home (and classroom) market. Two-XYZ printing… Click to show full abstract
The early hype that every home would shortly have a 3D printer fizzled fast, but there are still companies interested in catering to the home (and classroom) market. Two-XYZ printing and New Matter-were brave enough to allow me to borrow their "kid friendly" models for several months to check them out. For XYZ, that's the da Vinci miniMaker; for New Matter, it's the Mod-t. These gadgets (both under US $300) are aimed at tweens and up, though the primary colors of the miniMaker seem designed to appeal to far younger children. ("Up" includes non-tech-savvy teachers and other adults interested in 3D printing who aren't hard-core makers.)
Journal Title: IEEE Spectrum
Year Published: 2017
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