We have always moved with this approach of sharing and educating people with what they can unlock with 3D printing. Bre Pettis approacheducatemove Change image and share on social
My personal mission has always been to empower people to be creative. But the Holy Grail of a tinkerer is to make something that makes something. Bre Pettis creativeempowergrail Change image and share on social
If you want to be a person who buys stuff at the dollar store, you can be that person. If you want to make really cool stuff on your desktop and be the manufacturer, that is a lifestyle. Bre Pettis buycooldesktop Change image and share on social
You learn so much by having customers and figuring out what they want and keeping them satisfied. Bre Pettis customerfigurekeep Change image and share on social
Most people don't feel empowered to make CAD models. The MakerBot Digitizer solves that problem. Bre Pettis caddigitizerempower Change image and share on social
One of the criticisms we get is, 'Does the world need more plastic crap?' But you have to look beyond the plastic crap, to the design, to the experience, to the empowering nature of the MakerBot and the community. Bre Pettis communitycrapcriticism share on social
I still have the first bottle opener I made on my MakerBot. Things you fabricate are things you care more about. I think there will always be people who go and buy crap at the dollar store. But I think it is cool when people craft things themselves. Bre Pettis bottlebuycare share on social
The self-driving car is coming. And right now, our best supply of organs come from car accidents... Once we have self-driving cars, we can actually reduce the number of accidents, but the next problem then would be organ replacement. Bre Pettis accidentcarcome share on social
My father was a ham radio geek, and I remember the glow of the vacuum tubes from a Hammarlund receiver that became a hand-me-down to me. Bre Pettis fathergeekglow Change image and share on social
For me, when you put a MakerBot in a school, you add a manufacturing education to the environment where I think we can really empower the next generation to compete in the global economy. Bre Pettis addcompeteeconomy Change image and share on social
