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SMART AND CONNECTED TECHNOLOGY
Robo 3D Printers ALGIX 3D
Algae-Based
Robo 3D is making 3-D printing as accessible as ink jet Filament for
with two new offerings: the R2, a “prosumer” printer for 3-D Printers
under $2,000, and the R2 Mini, an entry-level version that
retails for under $1,000. Get started with a library of ALGIX 3D’s algae-based PLA filament is made from wild-
printable objects available through the company’s website. harvested “nuisance” algae and PLA, which itself is derived
The printers are compatible with any open source 3-D from plant starch. Algae-based filament produces prints
printing software. with excellent resolution; the material biodegrades more
quickly and offers better strength characteristics than
most other PLA filaments. This is an important step in the
just-born 3-D printing universe, because the devices will
soon be everywhere.
“I’ve been predicting for some time
now that the manufacturing industry
will soon change radically, thanks to
3-D printing. Here’s proof. You can
now walk into Best Buy and pick up
an à la carte card that contains the
code to create various objects at
home. And this is just the beginning.”
– Matt Power, Editor-in-Chief
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