Mattel’s New $300 3D Printer for youngsters Is Reboot Of Sixties ThingMaker

Pavithra Mohan February 16, 2016

for youngsters who don’t seem to be satisfied with Mattel’s new and more advantageous Barbie, the company’s newest product may do the trick. all the way through the brand new York Toy honest this prior weekend, Mattel debuted the ThingMaker 3-D printer, a $300 instrument that empowers kids and adults alike to create their own toys.

In a press unencumber, Mattel mentioned the ThingMaker would give amateur makers the “keys to the toy manufacturing unit.” while the ThingMaker’s capabilities have now been upgraded, Mattel has been peddling a version of the instrument because the 1960s, when the unique ThingMaker allowed children to construct toys the usage of liquified plastic and steel molds.

With this new generation of the ThingMaker, users can fashion their toys thru an app (on hand for iOS and Android) on both their smartphone or tablet; as soon as completed, they ship the designs to the printer. The app offers a number of present templates—jewelry and dinosaurs, for instance—however youngsters may also dream up their own designs.

Head over to The Verge to peer extra pictures of the ThingMaker from the Toy truthful.