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FAQs on ordering:

1) Unassembled Kit w/ ABS- $475+$99+shipping (locally or internationally)

2) If you already pledged for a kit and want to do a $99 ABS upgrade, just go to manage your pledge and add an additional $99 and we will be able to process it on our end. Thank you!

Feel free to message us with any other questions and please, if you have not added shipping to your printer ($48 US, $70 international) then please go into manage your pledge and add the additional amount according to your location. Thank you so much backers!

Spec Comparison:

Highlights

*Open source 3D printer that anyone can use, regardless of knowledge and skill level. 

*Precise and high detail printing.

*Low cost without sacrificing quality.

*Easy to use/Easy to assemble 

*Large print area 10x10x8in / 254mm x 254mm x 203.20mm

*Looks great, professional, and enticing 

*Sturdy structure, high quality parts, built to last 

*Great beginner printer, or advanced printer-RoBo does it all!   

What is 3D printing? 

3D printing is additive manufacturing that turns computer models into real physical things. It takes biodegradable PLA plastic filament, melts it into thin layers onto a surface, moves up and prints another layer. After layer upon layer, you are left with a physical object. You can use 3D modeling software such as Solidworks, the free google sketch up program, or go to thingiverse.com, download free things that people have already created, and print them out in your own home or office or classroom.

What is RoBo 3D? 

RoBo 3D is the ultimate 3D printer everyone has been waiting for. We combined the best minds from the open source community, the best hardware we believe can give the best prints, and our own ideas based on our experience working with 3D printers. The open-source design is made so people like us can go online and find all the documents that show the ins and outs of how to make a RoBo 3D. In true rep-rap fashion, RoBo 3D has been made so that it can print out its own parts. Once in your hands, print out another for a friend! Come experience it and together, lets create something great.

Who is RoBo 3D for?

Architects- print out model homes and buildings for clients. Change and print out again without hassle.

Designers- Have an idea that you want to bring to life? Print out your designs and see if they were everything you imagined. If not, change it and print out the next idea.

Hobbyists/DIY- Easily create your projects in the comfort of your own home. 

Small Business owners- Manufacture your own products at the office!

Students- Senior engineering project coming up? Use RoBo 3D to proint the parts you need to get the job done done.

Home owners- Replace broken household items for next to nothing!

What can you create with RoBo 3D?

The amount of things you can print out with our 3D printer are only limited by your imagination. The list goes on and on but some examples are iphone cases, prototypes, household items, replacement/spare parts, and more! There are plenty of free 3D modeling software out there such as; google sketchup, tinkercad.com. 

3D Printer Beginners: Go to thingiverse.com, check out all the different designs people have created. When you see something you like, It's as easy as plugging RoBo 3D into the wall, plugging it into your computer via usb, downloading that design, and then let the printer do the work! 

Why RoBo 3D is Great!

**Open Source 3D Printer that anyone can use

RoBo 3D was created for ease of use. Buying the fully assembled printer will allow you to plug it in, download an open source software like Google Sketchup, and start printing within minutes. You do not have to create anything yourself before you begin prints. Like we said, you can go to thingiverse.com, find something cool that has already been designed by other 3D printer artists, download it into Sketchup, and press print! Simple as that. 

**Low Cost Without Sacrificing Quality

We wanted to create RoBo 3D to not break the bank in the Consumer 3D Printing Industry. For just around $520, we are not only one of the cheapest, but one of the most precise printers out there...Which brings us to our next topic:

*Precise and high detail printing

We had to make sure that our printer was extremely precise and as detailed as possible when printing. Still in the works, but these are some of the prints we have currently done! We will upload more as the crowd-funding continues.

Summary of Rewards

All RoBo3D assembled and disassembled kits will include plastic filament so you can get started from the minute you plug it in. Ready to go when you are!

RoBo Sticker

RoBo T Shirt

PLA Plastic Filament: just what it says

A Bobble head of YOU:

Download 123D Catch on your smartphone and follow the instructions to capture your head in 3D space! send us the file and we will make a personal bobblehead of you or a friend! 

RoBo 3D Printer fully assembled ready to go! PLA only

RoBo 3D printer with installed heat bed for ABS

Manufacturing Pipeline: From Start to Finish

Product Development:

After tinkering with other DIY 3D printers,such as Printrbot and Prusa, we decided to take our favorite components of each, and combine them into one awesome, easy to use 3d printer. Starting from scratch, we made 3D renders to see how our product would look on our desk. After agreeing on the right printer design, we set out to create it. Using mainly wood and our existing knowledge of key components, we made a mockup of our finished product. Our satisfaction of this mockup led us to further seek a manufacturing partnership. Using outsourcing websites and communicating with dozens of plastics manufacturers, we found a company to produce our 3D CAD engineered prototype.  We based our encasing around the idea and concept that people can build into it.  The holes are pre-cut, and pre-sized to fit the different screws, rods, etc in. The encasing will allow even the most beginner builder to make a RoBo 3D Printer.  While working on manufacturing the right encasing, we simultaneously sought out manufacturers for different components such as motors, rods, bearings, wires, hot end, build platforms, and the open source community for different parts. We found the best tactics, what not to do, and how to build an effective and efficient 3D printer inside our encasing.  

Production and fulfillment plans:

We will use a large part of the money to work together with our plastics manufacturer to create a mold for mass manufacturing so we can lower the cost per encasing in order to reduce our retail 3D printer price. This manufacturer has already successfully built us a prototype, has the 3D CAD engineered files and is ready to go once funds are provided.  

While we are getting the mold manufactured, we will be simultaneously obtaining the other key components like motors, pulleys, etc which we already have developed the relationship with manufacturers for.  We have gotten this to a point where we just need the funds to fulfill the orders for parts.  For parts we can print, we will be running a RoBo 3D Farm that will allow us to print multiple parts at once that we can use to build Backer models.  All this will be done in a timely fashion and we will make sure we are as efficient as possible when it comes to compiling and fulfilling rewards.