We've come across our fair share of 3D printers here at Tom's Hardware. We've even covered a handful of clever Lego-based projects. This is the first time, however, we've seen the two meld together so ...
The 3D-printing scene is a hotbed of creativity, with enthusiastic makers using the printers to generate everything from homemade braces to custom remote control car parts. One of the latest ...
Instructables member, Gosse Adema has used Lego building blocks combined with Nema 17 stepper motors to create his very own and very awesome Lego 3D printer. The 3D printer was crewed using a number ...
Imagine the power to clone your favorite LEGO piece—not just any piece, but let’s say, one that costs €50 second-hand. [Balazs] from RacingBrick posed this exact question: can a 3D scanner recreate ...
Following in the likes of MakerBot and RepRap, Will Gorman at BattleBricks has created a new 3D printer that you can build yourself. There's only one caveat: it's made of Lego. The MakerLegoBot is ...
While 3D printing gives you the ability to fabricate completely custom parts, it does have some drawbacks. One issue is the time and cost of printing large volumes. Often these structures are simple, ...
In a nutshell: If you can dream it, you can build it. That isn't the slogan for Lego, but perhaps it should be after seeing what one Reddit user managed to piece together using the popular ...
An engineering student lacking the funds for a Makerbot created one himself with what he happened to have available: a box of Lego. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...
A 12-year-old student from California has created a Braille printer by repurposing parts from a Lego set. Shubham Banerjee, a seventh-grade student from Santa Clara, Calif., developed the Braille ...
A maker has transformed the iconic 1981 LEGO Technic 8845 dune buggy into a fully drivable, life-size vehicle using 3D ...