Amazon Web Services’ new enterprise platform, Amazon Sumerian, lets users create and run virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D applications without any specialized programming or 3D graphics expertise. According to Amazon, Sumerian allows users to add objects (e.g., characters, furniture, and landscape) and design, animate, and
Instead of buying toys, Toy Maker by AstroPrint allows users to 3D-print them at home while teaching their children about 3D printing technology and developing their creativity and imagination. Toy Maker is also a reference app created by AstroPrint to show how developers can add
AstroPrint Mobile allows users to print physical objects and monitor their 3D printer (or an entire fleet of printers) from anywhere around the world. Users can visually inspect their print bed by taking a snapshot, as well as monitor key temperature readings. App users can
PaintCube’s web-based 3D painting software allows users to create and export textures for their 3D models. It comes with a range of familiar painting tools that let users paint directly onto their models in 3D space, allowing a seamless UV workflow. Its material system lets
Poly by Google is a library of free 3D objects for augmented and virtual reality apps, including animals and creatures, architecture, food and drink, people and characters, places and scenes, nature, technology, transport, and art.
Mirra is a 3D design tool and platform as a service developed for the creation and distribution of interactive immersive experiences that include virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. Creators can use Mirra’s environments, components, and drag-and-drop functionality to build and view right in
MakerBot Labs is an experimental platform and open source community for engineers and developers to create, build, customize, and collaborate on MakerBot 3D printing solutions, browse popular print modes, discuss material print profiles, and download software APIs. Users have access to interchangeable nozzles and custom
Three-dimensional (3D) technology company Occipital announced it has acquired software startup Paracosm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Paracosm, founded in 2013, develops mobile 3D scanning, progress monitoring, and visualization solutions to help construction teams build faster. With quick and easy scanning, job
According to a recent SEC filing, Aquifi has raised $16.1 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Aquifi develops scalable 3D computer vision solutions for accelerating and improving the accuracy of manual gating logistics and manufacturing throughput. Based on commodity hardware, these complete solutions are built
Veo Robotics completed $12 million in Series A financing led by Lux Capital and GV. Veo Robotics incorporates advanced computer vision, 3D sensing, and AI. The company’s first product allows high-performance industrial robots to work collaboratively with people, enabling much more flexible, productive, and efficient manufacturing