<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
cloud	O
platform	B-Application
and	O
application	O
marketplace	O
designed	O
for	O
consumer	O
3D	O
printing	O
by	O
3DaGoGo	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
San	O
Diego-based	O
technology	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
develops	O
software	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
desktop	O
3D	O
printers	O
from	O
any	O
web	O
enabled	O
device	O
,	O
without	O
requiring	O
any	O
technical	O
expertise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
claims	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
unifying	O
software	O
platform	B-Application
in	O
the	O
fragmented	O
consumer	O
3D	O
Printing	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
while	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Betaspring	O
seed	O
accelerator	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
successfully	O
raised	O
$	O
40,314	O
and	O
met	O
its	O
funding	O
goal	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
day	O
using	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
platform	B-Application
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
attended	O
and	O
graduated	O
from	O
the	O
500	O
Startups	O
seed	O
accelerator	O
in	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
maintains	O
partnerships	O
with	O
National	O
Institutes	O
of	O
Health	O
,	O
3D	O
Hubs	O
,	O
i.materialise	O
and	O
3D	O
Slash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
printer	O
manufacturer	O
Airwolf	O
3D	O
ships	O
3D	O
Printers	O
with	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
software	O
integrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investors	O
of	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
include	O
Dave	O
McClure	O
,	O
Will	O
Bunker	O
,	O
Dave	O
Hodson	O
(	O
Co-Founder	O
&	O
CTO	O
of	O
MessageCast	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
and	O
Christine	O
Tsai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8th	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
met	O
its	O
funding	O
goal	O
on	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
website	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
the	O
AstroBox	O
Touch	O
,	O
a	O
cloud-enabled	O
touchscreen	O
for	O
desktop	O
3D	O
Printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
also	O
released	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
public	O
API	B-General_Concept
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
3D	O
printing	O
experience	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
won	O
the	O
Editors	O
Choice	O
award	O
by	O
Maker	O
Faire	O
&	O
Make	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
San	O
Diego	O
Business	O
Journal	O
wrote	O
that	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
was	O
instrumental	O
in	O
enabling	O
Dr.	O
Peter	O
Manning	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
Institutes	O
of	O
Health	O
in	O
printing	O
3-dimensional	O
models	O
of	O
a	O
two-year-old	O
boy	O
's	O
heart	O
and	O
the	O
network	O
of	O
vessels	O
that	O
caused	O
his	O
breathing	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
reduced	O
the	O
hundreds	O
of	O
settings	O
usually	O
required	O
by	O
3D	O
printers	O
to	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tech	O
Cocktail	O
named	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
under	O
3D	O
Printing	O
for	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
5	O
Technologies	O
VCs	O
Will	O
Fund	O
in	O
2015	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
unveiled	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
with	O
$3	O
billion	O
technology	O
giant	O
Marvell	O
at	O
CES	O
2016	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Nevada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
involved	O
the	O
designing	O
of	O
a	O
consumer-friendly	O
3D	O
printer	O
containing	O
embedded	O
software	O
by	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
using	O
the	O
Kinoma	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
's	O
second	O
successful	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
was	O
covered	O
on	O
the	O
San	O
Diego	O
Business	O
Journal	O
,	O
Solidsmack	O
,	O
NBC	O
,	O
Fabbaloo	O
,	O
Inside3DPrinting	O
,	O
3DPrint.com,	O
and	O
All3DP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
released	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
apps	O
for	O
desktop	O
3D	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10th	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
released	O
Toy	O
Maker	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
that	O
allows	O
children	O
to	O
3D	O
print	O
toys	O
at	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy	O
Maker	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
content	O
delivery	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
platform	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
takes	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
uploaded	O
STL	O
file	O
,	O
adds	O
supports	O
,	O
slices	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
saves	O
the	O
g-code	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
account	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
is	O
built	O
with	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
3D	O
printing	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cura	B-Device
,	O
Repetier-Host	B-Device
,	O
Slic3r	B-Language
,	O
and	O
OctoPrint	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
remotely	O
monitor	O
their	O
3D	O
printer	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
from	O
any	O
web-enabled	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
consumer	O
3D	O
printers	O
and	O
its	O
AstroBox	O
Gateway	O
's	O
Open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
released	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
software	O
to	O
manage	O
3D	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
developers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
's	O
API	B-General_Concept
to	O
develop	O
third	O
party	O
applications	O
for	O
3D	O
printer	O
owners	O
on	O
the	O
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
platform	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AstroPrint	B-Protocol
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
general	O
,	O
non-technical	O
consumer	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
plug	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
all-inclusive	O
platform	B-Application
for	O
3D	O
printing	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
technical	O
understanding	O
.	O
</s>
