Virtual reality firm Sixense has this week announced MakeVR, a motion-controlled solution for 3D modeling. With this new platform, the company hopes to overcome an obstacle to 3D-printing entering ...

Closed-loop Control Most stepper-driven 3D printers operate in open-loop control mode. The firmware tells the stepper motor driver to take ten steps forward and hopes for the best.

An onboard Raspberry Pi and Arduino Uno are responsible for controlling the stepper motors, the configuration of which ends up being reminiscent of a standard 3D printer.

Elon Musk's new endeavor to build rocket ship parts with Leap Motion hand gesture technology, Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets, and 3D laser metal printers makes sci-fi look antiquated.

We got a chance to test out Leap Motion’s amazing motion-control technology, which could be the future of how we interact with computers.

How ParaNorman used 3D printing to make stop-motion animation cool again This article was taken from the September 2012 issue of Wired magazine.