Innovations in 3D printing have done their part to inspire maker-culture. We print, or at-least try to print, drones, human organs, and even medications. Additive techniques are practical and ...

SAN FRANCISCO-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Shaper, the human-involved robotics company focused on making precision woodworking easy and accessible, is redefining technical education in the classroom with the ...

For producing cabinet and entrance doors, mouldings or radius work, several features of shapers are crucial to high performance: the stability of the fence and spindle; the ability to set and lock ...

Have you ever wanted to own a full-sized ShopBot? What if some geniuses somewhere made a tool the size of a coffee maker that had the same capabilities? Does an augmented reality, real-time feedback, ...

LEBANON, Ind. - The Shaper Origin, a hand-held router steered by a smart-phone sized guidance system, has begun taking pre-orders. Developed by an MIT student when he had trouble building picture ...

With help from a camera and computer chip, the Shaper Origin can carve wood, metal and plastic into anything from furniture to jewelry boxes. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

If you've been itching to add AR to your DIY with a handheld CNC, you'll be happy to know that Shaper's Origin augmented reality power cutter will once again be available for purchase. Originally ...

If somebody asked you to visualize a CNC router, you’d probably think of some type of overhead gantry that moves a cutting tool over a stationary workpiece. It’s a straightforward enough design, but ...

Both the shaper and the planer are single-point tools that cut only in straight lines. They both make the same types of cuts. The shaper handles relatively small work. The planer handles work weighing ...