Although we tend to think of 3D printers as high-tech toys, most of them are not especially powerful in the brain department. There are some exceptions, but most 3D printers run on either an 8-bit ...

Big Tree Tech, a respected Chinese make of 3d printer parts, has adopted Raspberry Pi’s RP2040 microcontroller to miniaturise a 3D printer controller board. Called ‘SKR Pico V1.0’, the controller has ...

OctoPrint is arguably the ultimate tool for remote 3D printer control and monitoring. Whether you simply want a way to send G-Code to your printer without it being physically connected to your ...

Thanks to a Raspberry Pi mini PC a Printrbot Play 3D printer has been converted into a mobile battery 3D printer allowing you to print designs almost anywhere. Created by Tom Sanladerer The mobile 3D ...

3D printer enthusiasts that also enjoy building Raspberry Pi projects might be interested in the new 3D scanner that has been created by combining both a Raspberry Pi mini PC and MATLAB together. The ...

When I bought the Raspberry Pi kit from Amazon, I decided not to get one of the very inexpensive cases that came with some of the kits. My reasoning was that, since I have a 3D printer, I'd make my ...

Microsoft has released a Windows IoT Core app that can add a wireless printing capability to over a dozen types of 3D printer. If you're tired of your computer being tethered to the 3D printer while a ...

We honestly hadn't given it much thought, but now that it's been brought to our attention, Makerbot and Adafruit really do make an awesome duo. Think about it: one makes 3D printers, the other sells ...