Laser Engraver

In order to give something a fancy, personalized touch, there's nothing quite like custom-engraving it. Regular folks could soon be able to do so themselves – sort of – using the not-at-all-funnily-named LaserPecker Pro.

Mooz is aiming to fill in the gap between cheap, flimsy home 3D printers and expensive industrial gear with a modular all-in-one design offering interchangeable heads providing the ability to easily switch between multicolor 3D printing, CNC carving and laser engraving modules.​

Laser engravers are traditionally big, bulky units, meaning you have to cart the item you want engraved to the engraver. But a new laser engraver makes it easy to bring the engraver to the item. Controlled via a smartphone app, Cubiio literally puts a laser engraver in the palm of your hand.

Price is a problem for consumer robot arms, so they generally aren’t worth it for interested tinkerers. Ufactory has unveiled new consumer-level robot arms, the uArm Swift and Swift Pro, that are aimed at being cheap enough to splash out on, even if all it does is stir your coffee for you.

Mr. Beam II is a desktop laser cutter/engraver, aimed at home users and professionals alike. It can cut a wide variety of materials, and engrave even more.

​Glowforge 3D laser printer founder and CEO, Dan Shapiro sits down with Gizmag to talk about the market, the future and how pancakes relate to when the product will ship​.

A Taiwanese team has developed the Flux 3D, a cheap all-in-one 3D printer, scanner and laser engraver that, thanks to its modularity, also leaves room for further expansion. The device also allows users to create, share and download designs directly from their mobile devices via Bluetooth.