3Doodler: The World’s First 3D Printing Pen

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Feb 222013
 

A pen you can draw three-dimensional plastic objects with. Why didn’t I think of this?

Check out this demo video for 3Doodler, the world’s first 3D printing pen that will enable you to draw three-dimensional plastic objects and quite literally turn the world into your own canvas. Since the launch of the Kickstarter campaign yesterday, the project has raised more than $750,000, easily surpassing its original goal of $30,000. The standard $50 package, which includes the 3D pen and a bag of mixed colour plastic, will begin shipping to pre-order customers in September 2013.

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Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult

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Feb 072013
 

Nerd power!

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It’s difficult to build a working four-rotor helicopter that spans 100 feet and only weighs 80 pounds. It’s even harder when your engine is a 0.7-horsepower person. But one team of engineering students is trying to do just that.