Rever is a cheap 3D printer which is so safe and simple kids can use it

By Darren Allan

3D printers are dropping in price, with options like the Ooznest PRUSA i3 on the menu these days, but an even cheaper device is hoping to make 3D printing more affordable still.

And the Rever, which has just fired up its Kickstarter campaign (as spotted by Creative Bloq), wants to be in every home and usable by the whole family – meaning it’s a far cry from the usual messy and often relatively complicated 3D printers which are on the market.

The maker Qubea claims that the Rever is easy to use, and indeed simple enough for children to get to grips with, and of course given the latter fact it’s also designed to be safe.

Novices and kids can use the Rever app for iOS and Android tablets and phones to knock up a quick design for a model – the Qubea cloud platform boasts thousands of premade designs which can be used directly, or as a starting point to be modified – and you can fire up the printing process directly from the app wirelessly.

If you use the Rever chipped filament in the printer, the software also automatically sets variables such as speed, temperature …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components