{"id":1630,"date":"2015-01-30T16:10:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:17:15","slug":"new-makerbot-app-3d-printing-android-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/en\/new-makerbot-app-3d-printing-android-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The new MakerBot app for 3D printing from Android!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n

\n Printing directly from a smartphone has become an everyday reality. Now, you can also\n \n use your smartphone to control your 3D printers\n <\/strong>\n !\n <\/p>\n \n \n

\n The revolution has begun…\n <\/p>\n \n \n

\n Available for iOS since last summer, the MakerBot app for controlling and managing a 3D printer from your smartphone was sorely missed by the (many) users of the Android system. This is now a thing of the past as MakerBot released the app this week, to the delight of 3D printing enthusiasts who\u2019ve been eagerly awaiting such a moment!\n \n Those working frequently in fab labs will be particularly ha\n <\/strong>\n ppy!\n <\/p>\n \n \n

\n \n 3D printed robotics platforms, such as the\n \n R0 robot arm\n <\/a>\n , are becoming increasingly common\n <\/strong>\n and some can even be controlled using a smartphone, like the\n \n DARwin-Mini Programmable Humanoid Robot\n <\/a>\n , the latest addition to the\n \n Robotis\n <\/a>\n family.\n <\/p>\n \n \n

\n <\/p>\n \n \n

\n Features and design\n <\/h2>\n \n \n
\n The MakerBot app for Android will certainly live up to your expectations. Below we have listed its most important features:\n <\/p>\n \n \n
\n \n
\n A\n \n simple and intuitive interface\n <\/strong>\n for getting started ultra-rapidly\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n Ability to select and resize a 3D model from within\n \n Thingiverse, the MakerBot community library\n <\/strong>\n , where you\u2019ll find just about everything you can imagine (application also available on Android since 20 January)\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n Ability to\n \n import your own models\n <\/strong>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n Not only can you\n \n launch 3D printing\n <\/strong>\n from your smartphone, but you can also\n \n pause\n <\/strong>\n it and\n \n resume\n <\/strong>\n it later\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n Ability to\n \n monitor printing progress in real time\n <\/strong>\n (via the webcam integrated into the 3D printer)\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n \n WiFi\n <\/strong>\n communication between the smartphone and printer\n <\/li>\n \n <\/ul>\n \n \n
\n <\/p>\n \n \n
\n Compatible printers\n <\/h2>\n \n \n
\n The MakerBot application is compatible with the following 3D printers:\n <\/p>\n \n \n
\n \n
\n Replicator\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n Replicator Mini\n <\/li>\n \n \n
\n Replicator Z18\n <\/li>\n \n <\/ul>\n \n \n
\n The manufacturer plans to gradually expand its list of app-compatible devices to allow more people to use it. The MakerBot Replicator and Replicator Mini printers are available from our website.\n <\/p>\n \n \n
\n For the record, our\n \n HumaRobotics\n <\/a>\n R&D engineers use our 3D Replicator printer regularly to make the custom parts they need for their electronic and robotics projects.\n <\/p>\n \n \n
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\n We\u2019ve even published one of their latest designs online: a\n \n motorised helmet designed for fixing a Kinect camera to the head of the Baxter collaborative robot\n <\/a>\n , to take its interaction with humans a step further!\n <\/p>\n \n <\/body>\n<\/html>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Printing directly from a smartphone has become an everyday reality. Now, you can also use your smartphone to control your 3D printers ! The revolution has begun… Available for iOS since last summer, the MakerBot app for controlling and managing a 3D printer from your smartphone was sorely missed by the (many) users of the[…]
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\n Compatible printers\n <\/h2>\n \n \n \n The MakerBot application is compatible with the following 3D printers:\n <\/p>\n \n \n