Sunday, 14 February 2016
At the New York Toy Fair this weekend, Autodesk and Mattel showed off the Thingmaker 3D printer that they collaboratively developed. The device will be available for pre-order on Amazon in the US from Monday at $299. First announced in April 2015, this printer pays tribute to Mattel’s Thingmaker from the 1960s, which let kids mold a synthetic material called Plastigoop into toys like Creepy Crawlers. The new version will ship this fall. The device prints parts in batches with ball-and-socket joints for easy assembly and keeps kids from harm by locking the printer door until the process is complete.…
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