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Once the stuff of science fiction, 3D printers have become more mainstream tools for creation and innovation. These devices, transforming digital blueprints into physical objects, have dramatically ...

It’s no secret that the 3D printer community is extremely fragmented. With three models of RepRaps, three printer kits from Makerbot, and hundreds of ‘printers of the week,’ it’s extremely frustrating ...

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Vaka founder and chief executive Jesse Armstrong was in Gisborne this week to teach e-STEAM 101 — an education package focused on teaching 3D printing and entrepreneurship. He is pictured here with ...