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The Maker Movement Personified: Brook Drumm

The Maker Movement Personified: Brook Drumm

The phenomenon we call the Maker Movement is characterized by many things, among them the ability to cheaply and quickly prototype hardware. Open hardware principles, collaborative design, and crowd funding are contributing factors, but perhaps the most empowering is access to inexpensive computer-controlled tools and software. If there’s someone who embodies what’s possible with this array of tools, it’s Printrbot founder Brook Drumm.

Printrbot Physibles Released

Printrbot Physibles Released

You probably all remember Printrbot, the quick-build, low-cost 3D printer design from Brook Drumm that took Kickstarter by storm, last year. Brook’s stated funding goal for the project was $25,000, and it ended up netting more than $830,000. Since that time, unsurprisingly, Brook has been a very busy man. Saturday we got the interesting news […]