#pirate3d

Singapore Kickstarter project suspends operation.

Pirate3D launched the Buccaneer, a consumer grade 3D printer fit to belong inside a home, on Kickstarter in June 2013. They were supposed to deliver from February 2014, but like many crowdfunded projects, they were late. Very late. Some rewards have started to been fulfilled, but for others less fortunate, it seems like they may not see light.

In a campaign update to backers today, Pirate3D…

A Review Of The Dead-Simple Pirate3D Buccaneer 3D Printer

 3D printing has never been this easy. Meet the Pirate3D Buccaneer printer. It takes minutes to set up and works flawlessly. Yet this isn’t a printer for the serious DIY tinkerer. This is a printer for someone who wants to bypass the hassle that comes with endless customization and just own a printer that can easily spit out doodads. Pros

It just works Fantastic print quality Very… Read More

Pirate3D Delivers The Buccaneer

One of the more interesting projects on Kickstarter, to me, is the Buccaneer 3D printer from Pirate3D. There’re a number of reasons, most importantly being that 3D printing is cool, and that they are a Singapore company. A startup, involving folks from NUS and NTU. Then, of course, it’s also really affordable, and designed to be a consumer appliance.

Like many other Kickstarter projects, the…

Impresoras 3D: la experiencia de volver a ver las cosas

Como ya hice hace dos semanas compartiendo con vosotros “The Hello Experiment” de Nescafé, hoy quiero compartir con vosotros un auténtico tesoro que encontré el otro día perdiendo el tiempo en Youtube. Hay que hacerlo para encontrar estas cosas. Muchos de los vídeos que vemos apenas se quedan en nuestra memoria un instante o, como mucho, unas horas. O al menos eso es lo que parece. Al igual…

SPOTLIGHT: Printer Turns Photos Into 3D Objects So The Visually Impaired Can Relive Memories

Touchable Memories is a meaningful social experiment conducted by Pirate3D which converts photographs into 3D replicates with the use of a home printer called Buccaneer.

In this way, the blind are able to recall via touch their old memories from photographs taken when they could still see. Footage after the jump: