One of the world’s largest toy makers, Mattel, has long embraced the idea of helping kids build their own toys. Back in the 1960s, the company released the very first ThingMaker, which let kids create ...

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A 3D printing toy shop went viral on TikTok when printing hobbyist Nick Hardman started creating custom teddy bears wearing 3D printed toy models of medical devices for children with corresponding ...

Toys for Bob's Skylanders franchise isn't the only "toys to life" game in town anymore and Paul Reiche, co-founder and studio head, is well aware of the deep-pocketed competition. "We recognize that ...

NEW YORK — 3D printing was still decades away when Mattel debuted ThingMaker in the 1960s. As a primitive “at-home maker device,” it let kids produce bug-like Creepy Crawlers, mini-dragons, flowers ...

Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my testing efforts on 3D printers, pro and ...

We've been waiting years for 3D printing to finally be simple enough for mainstream consumers -- and now, it looks like Mattel might be the first company to make that happen. At NYC's Toy Fair this ...

Knowing the exact toy that’ll have a kid bursting excitedly during the holidays is always tough. There are so many options, and their tastes change so fast, don’t they? Instead of trying to find the ...

Over the past few years, 3D printing has become increasingly common, with companies turning to the technology as an effective way to manufacture products. Disney has started experimenting with the ...

Remember ThingMaker? Mattel’s $300 3D printer that would let kids print out their own toys? Its ship date – which was supposed to be this month – just got pushed back another year, according to a ...

A professor at Dakota State University is putting his 3D printers to good use this holiday season by printing toys to donate to Toys for Tots. Tyler Flaagan, assistant professor of computer and cyber ...