Before ‘3D printing’ became a catch-all term, the hardware, which has been in use for decades, was referred to as a rapid prototyper. But even waiting five hours for a ‘rapidly’ printed part can be a ...

Blender is a free and open source computer graphics package that’s used in the production of everything from video games to feature films. Now, as demonstrated by [Joey Carlino], the popular program ...

Google and Lego have teamed up to ensure that you’ll get no work done in the foreseeable future, thanks to a free online 3D Lego modelling tool called Build. Build celebrates 50 years of Lego-ey ...

Imagine mulling over two new Lego sets, wondering which one would look more impressive on your parents’ mantle. To help you out, Lego’s Digital Box shows a 3D model right there in the store. If a box ...

If you never quite grew out of building things from LEGO, you'll be interested in Philo Hurbain's little creation: a working 3D scanner constructed entirely from the clever little plastic bricks. As ...

Sitting at opposite corners of a small white table in a bright Autodesk lab with high ceilings inside a maritime building adjacent to San Francisco Bay, two Universal Robots UR10 robotic arms are ...