MakerBot TV

In this episode you'll hear from MakerBot co-founder Bre Pettis about why he believes in an open source future!

In this episode you'll hear from MakerBot operator Will Langford and get to enjoy a cupcake frosting workshop put on by Will and the Tufts Robotics Club!

In this episode of MakerBot TV we'll show you some of the ways that folks have personalized, customized and accessorized their MakerBots and hopefully get you inspired to turn your MakerBot into your very own work of art!

In this episode we'll meet MakerBot operator Steve Conine - known to Thingiverse as sconine. Steve is most famous for designing Thingiverse's Mechanical Animals, Toy Train Sets, Log Cabins and Starfish. Check out some of the many toys that he has designed and printed with his children and find out why he decided to bring a MakerBot into the family.

This week we'll show you how to calculate the cost of printing materials for any given object. We'll also reveal the number of chess pieces that can be printed with a single spool and the cost of MakerBot plastic by cm³ and inch³. All that and more on this week's episode of MakerBot TV!

Today we'll meet with MakerBot operator Kacie Hultgren. Kacie is a scenic designer and uses her MakerBot to make tiny furniture models for her sets. She'll show us the model of a set design she's been working on and tell us why owning a MakerBot has made her life easier. Stay tuned for the R.Maker Adventure at the end of the episode - it's a tribute to someone very special to the stage.

Ever wondered why the surface of a MakerBotted object has tiny ridges on it? Ever wondered how to smooth those ridges out? Find out how what techniques we're trying on this week's episode of MakerBot TV!

In this episode of MakerBot TV we'll chat with TEDx celebrity Thomas Suarez. Thomas is a 12-year-old app developer, entrepreneur and MakerBot operator. He came by the MakerBot Botfarm to chat with Bre and get a tour of the grounds. Be sure to stay tuned for the R.Maker Adventure at the end of every episode!

The MakerBot design team is building a Robot Petting Zoo to bring to this year's Maker Faire. In this video you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how they conceptualized, designed and created these amazing DIY robots!

In this special Maker Faire edition of MakerBot TV, R.Maker takes you on a tour of the faire and then we chat with a few of the many MakerBot Operators we ran into over the weekend. Thank you so much to everyone who joined in the fun! Keep it awesome!