MakerBot Prints Stephen’s Head on the Colbert Report

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Kudos to Bre Pettis and the MakerBot team for doing such a great job on the Colbert Report last night. It was like a 5-minute infomercial for the MakerBot. Who would watch this and NOT want one? Also my friend, DC artist (and current MakerBot Artist-in-Residence) Jonathan Monaghan, helped with scanning Stephen’s head and made the eagle Stephen that’s shown. Way to go, Jonathan!

Bre Pettis on the Colbert Report

 

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16 thoughts on “MakerBot Prints Stephen’s Head on the Colbert Report

  1. fboness says:

    Nicely done.

  2. fboness says:

    Nicely done.

  3. Matt Richardson says:

    Nice work Bre and everyone at MakerBot! That was such a great segment and it DOES make me want to get a MakerBot.

  4. Matt Richardson says:

    Nice work Bre and everyone at MakerBot! That was such a great segment and it DOES make me want to get a MakerBot.

  5. Yoshito Juarez says:

    Great clip, and great press for the MakerBot!

  6. Yoshito Juarez says:

    Great clip, and great press for the MakerBot!

  7. Yoshito Juarez says:

    Great clip, and great press for the MakerBot!

  8. johngineer says:

    My favorite part was Stephen’s disembodied 4-piece ABS head signing off at the end. I just died when I saw that.

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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