THE REVOLUTION WILL BE SQUIRTED

An inside look at MakerBot Industries.

BY BECKY STERN

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THREE CUPCAKES: Mayer, Smith, and Pettis with their open source 3D printers.

Photography by Kate Lacey

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Illustration by James Provost

“This is the Wild West of 3D printing,” Bre Pettis explains as we stand inside the so-called “Bot Cave.” This warehouse space in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., is home to MakerBot Industries, an open source hardware startup with the mission of making the dream of desktop fabrication a reality for every person on the planet. More hackerspace ...

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