On KickStarter gaining popularity M3D company project called The Micro. The manufacturer claims that their creation will be "the first truly consumer of 3D-printers." Sounds great, does not it? The Micro launched a fundraiser yesterday, but the company has managed to get 16 times more than the planned amount of $ 50 thousand. In this case, there are still 28 days before the end of the collection.
According to information on the project page, The Micro was developed based on three basic principles: reliability, consistency and availability. The device boasts of Micro Motion technology, which is a system of automatic alignment and calibration. Such a system is able to maintain the functionality of the gadget in a necessary condition for a long period of operation. And this is just one of the few unique properties of the device. The company said with confidence that their development is in the lead, not only by the ratio of functionality and space requirements, but is also very quiet and energy efficient. Printer Consumables serve plastic ABS or PLA.
The company believes that the main obstacle in the way of 3D-printers to consumers is inconvenient and complicated software. But the manufacturer says that working with The Micro is intuitively easy and remind videogame with minimalistic and user-friendly touch interface. The user can search for objects for printing in the network, and then, using the built-in software to simulate the 3D-model and store them in its own library.
Dimensions of the device are 185h185h185 cm, weight - 1 kg. According to the characteristics of the printer, printing the layer thickness ranges from 50 -350 microns. On the first couple could buy The Micro for $ 199 and $ 249, but now the price has risen to $ 299. Owners will receive a wonderful gadget in August this year.