<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
Industries	I-Device
,	O
LLC	O
was	O
an	O
American	O
desktop	O
3D	O
printer	O
manufacturer	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Stratasys	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
has	O
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
desktop	O
3D	O
printers	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
also	O
founded	O
and	O
operated	O
Thingiverse	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
online	O
3D	O
printing	O
community	O
and	O
file	O
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
completed	O
a	O
merger	O
with	O
its	O
long-time	O
competitor	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
,	O
the	O
new	O
entity	O
keeping	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
's	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
founding	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
RepRap	O
Research	O
Foundation	O
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
group	O
created	O
to	O
help	O
advance	O
early	O
research	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
open-source	B-License
3D	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shot	O
glasses	O
remained	O
a	O
theme	O
throughout	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
MakerBot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	O
for	O
the	O
kits	O
was	O
so	O
great	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
solicited	O
MakerBot	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
provide	O
parts	O
for	O
future	O
devices	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
MakerBots	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Zachary	O
Smith	O
was	O
pushed	O
out	O
,	O
involving	O
disagreement	O
on	O
adherence	O
to	O
open-source	B-License
principles	O
,	O
and	O
likely	O
also	O
about	O
integration	O
with	O
Stratasys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Stratasys	O
Incorporated	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
MakerBot	B-Device
in	O
a	O
stock	O
deal	O
worth	O
$604million	O
,	O
with	O
$403million	O
in	O
stock	O
paid	O
up	O
front	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
share	O
value	O
of	O
Stratasys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
provided	O
that	O
MakerBot	B-Device
would	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
distinct	O
brand	O
and	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Stratasys	O
,	O
serving	O
the	O
consumer	O
and	O
desktop	O
market	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
acquired	O
,	O
Makerbot	B-Device
had	O
sold	O
22,000	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
integrate	O
MakerBot	B-Device
's	O
activities	O
better	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Stratasys	O
,	O
Jaglom	O
laid	O
off	O
around	O
100	O
of	O
500	O
employees	O
and	O
closed	O
the	O
existing	O
three	O
MakerBot	B-Device
retail	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
's	O
newly	O
minted	O
CEO	O
Nadav	O
Goshen	O
laid	O
off	O
more	O
than	O
30%	O
of	O
the	O
workforce	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
from	O
consumer	O
focused	O
to	O
two	O
verticals	O
based	O
;	O
professional	O
and	O
the	O
education	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overnight	O
MakerBot	B-Device
went	O
from	O
400	O
employees	O
to	O
under	O
200	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
MakerBot	B-Device
division	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
,	O
with	O
Stratasys	O
keeping	O
a	O
minority	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Ultimaker	B-Device
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
's	O
first	O
products	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
do	O
it	O
yourself	O
kits	O
,	O
requiring	O
only	O
minor	O
soldering	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
assembly	O
process	O
compared	O
to	O
assembling	O
IKEA	O
furniture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
printers	O
print	O
with	O
polylactic	O
acid	O
(	O
PLA	O
)	O
,	O
acrylonitrile	O
butadiene	O
styrene	O
(	O
ABS	O
)	O
,	O
high-density	O
polyethylene	O
(	O
HDPE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
polyvinyl	O
alcohol	O
(	O
PVA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cupcake	B-Device
CNC	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
rapid	O
prototyping	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cupcake	B-Device
CNC	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
usable	O
build	O
volume	O
of	O
100mm	O
x	O
100mm	O
x	O
130mm	O
(	O
L/W/H	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
outside	O
dimensions	O
of	O
350mm	O
x	O
240mm	O
x	O
450mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
nature	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
any	O
suggestions	O
for	O
improvements	O
came	O
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
primary	O
production	O
run	O
(	O
April	O
2009	O
to	O
September	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Cupcake	B-Device
CNC	I-Device
kit	O
was	O
updated	O
several	O
times	O
to	O
incorporate	O
new	O
upgrades	O
into	O
each	O
successive	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
at	O
Maker	O
Faire	O
NYC	O
,	O
the	O
Thing-O-Matic	O
was	O
MakerBot	B-Device
's	O
second	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
interfaces	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
or	O
a	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
(	O
SD	O
)	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
agreed	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Thing-o-Matic	O
until	O
their	O
supply	O
of	O
parts	O
was	O
exhausted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assembly	O
instructions	O
are	O
available	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
MakerBot	B-Device
Wiki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thing-O-Matic	O
is	O
open-source	B-License
hardware	O
and	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPLv3	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
MakerBot	B-Device
operators	O
developed	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
that	O
were	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
factory	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
has	O
credited	O
those	O
early	O
innovators	O
in	O
their	O
documentation	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
companies	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
MakerBot	B-Device
and	O
created	O
innovations	O
in	O
3D	O
printing	O
like	O
3D	O
printed	O
dress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
MakerBot	B-Device
introduced	O
the	O
Replicator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
open-source	B-License
MakerBot	B-Device
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
introduced	O
the	O
Replicator	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
Replicator	O
2	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
also	O
released	O
the	O
Replicator	O
2X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
released	O
the	O
Digitizer	O
,	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
MakerBot	B-Device
users	O
to	O
scan	O
physical	O
objects	O
and	O
turn	O
them	O
into	O
digital	O
,	O
3D	O
printable	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
released	O
its	O
Replicator	O
Desktop	O
3D	O
Printer	O
with	O
a	O
build	O
volume	O
of	O
25.2cm	O
x	O
19.9cm	O
x	O
15.0cm	O
(	O
9.9	O
"	O
x	O
7.8	O
"	O
x	O
5.9	O
"	O
L/W/H	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Fifth	O
Generation	O
Replicator	O
features	O
WiFi	O
enabled	O
software	O
that	O
connects	O
the	O
printer	O
to	O
MakerBot	B-Device
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
released	O
the	O
Replicator	O
Mini	O
with	O
a	O
build	O
volume	O
of	O
10.0cm	O
x	O
10.0cm	O
x	O
12.5cm	O
(	O
3.9	O
"	O
x	O
3.9	O
"	O
x	O
4.9	O
"	O
L/W/H	O
)	O
,	O
layer	O
resolution	O
of	O
200	O
µm	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
positioning	O
precision	O
of	O
11µm	O
on	O
the	O
x	O
and	O
y-axis	O
and	O
2.5µm	O
in	O
the	O
z-axis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
MakerBot	B-Device
introduced	O
the	O
METHOD	O
3D	O
Printer	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
desktop	O
accessibility	O
features	O
and	O
industrial	O
3D	O
printing	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
3D	O
Printer	O
incorporated	O
15	O
Stratasys	O
patents	O
(	O
MakerBot	B-Device
's	O
parent	O
company	O
)	O
and	O
15	O
new	O
patents	O
from	O
MakerBot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
is	O
WiFi	O
;	O
Ethernet	O
;	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
;	O
USB	B-Protocol
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
platform	O
allowed	O
Makerbot	B-Device
to	O
follow	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
METHOD	O
X	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
heated	O
build	O
chamber	O
(	O
100°C	O
)	O
capable	O
of	O
printing	O
with	O
real	O
ABS	O
material	O
,	O
using	O
SR-30	O
support	O
material	O
and	O
with	O
more	O
3D	O
Printing	O
materials	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
solution	O
for	O
major	O
clients	O
,	O
the	O
MakerBot	B-Device
Innovation	O
Center	O
incorporates	O
hardware	O
(	O
optimized	O
suite	O
of	O
3D	O
Printers	O
)	O
,	O
SAAS	O
workflow	O
software	O
,	O
training	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
enterprise	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
hosts	O
the	O
online	O
community	O
Thingiverse	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
upload	O
3D	O
printable	O
files	O
,	O
document	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
collaborate	O
3D	O
printing	O
projects	O
and	O
on	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
was	O
featured	O
on	O
The	O
Colbert	O
Report	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MakerBot	B-Device
artist	O
in	O
residence	O
Jonathan	O
Monaghan	O
sent	O
a	O
bust	O
of	O
Stephen	O
Colbert	O
,	O
printed	O
on	O
a	O
MakerBot	B-Device
3D	O
printer	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
stratosphere	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
helium	O
filled	O
weather	O
balloon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
published	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
the	O
documentary	O
Print	O
the	O
Legend	O
about	O
Makerbot	B-Device
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
detachment	O
from	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
community	O
,	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
its	O
founders	O
,	O
reliability	O
problems	O
with	O
its	O
'	O
smart	O
extruder	O
 '	O
and	O
questionable	O
user	O
clauses	O
on	O
the	O
Thingiverse	O
site	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
controversies	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Makerbot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Makerbot	B-Device
replaced	O
the	O
failing	O
extruder	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
open-source	B-License
hardware	O
model	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
including	O
co-founder	O
(	O
and	O
now	O
former	O
employee	O
)	O
Zachary	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
members	O
accused	O
MakerBot	B-Device
of	O
asserting	O
ownership	O
over	O
their	O
designs	O
when	O
those	O
designs	O
had	O
been	O
contributed	O
with	O
the	O
understanding	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
remain	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then-CEO	O
Bre	O
Pettis	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
dismissing	O
these	O
critics	O
,	O
citing	O
patents	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
filed	O
for	O
unique	O
inventions	O
prior	O
to	O
any	O
community-created	O
designs	O
,	O
namely	O
that	O
the	O
patent	O
for	O
the	O
quick	O
release	O
extruder	O
was	O
originally	O
filed	O
in	O
2012	O
while	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
design	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
to	O
Thingiverse	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
