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3D laser printer startup Glowforge lands $20M following release of AI image generator feature

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Glowforge Photo) The news: 3D laser printer startup Glowforge raised $20 million as part of an extended Series E round to help add new product features and grow its subscription business. The product: Glowforge makes a line of laser-based 3D printers that cut and engrave various materials. Total funding to date is $135 million.

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3D-printed shoe startup steps into $3M to help reduce carbon footprints, localize manufacturing

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Hilos Photo) Portland-based 3D-printed footwear startup Hilos has landed $3 million to boost its efforts in reducing the carbon footprint linked to shoe production. The company developed an internal method of manufacturing modular footwear parts using 3D printers and thermoplastic polyurethane powder.

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Larry Page’s air taxi startup is buying former DJI rival 3D Robotics

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Image: 3D Robotics. Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. Kitty Hawk is shifting its focus after recent turmoil.

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Samsung’s VC arm backs startup selling chips for 3D sensors in self-driving cars and robots

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Seattle-area startup Lumotive landed $13 million to boost production of its semiconductor chips tailored for 3D sensors used in delivery drones, self-driving cars and mobile home robots. Lumotive launched in 2017 and spun out of Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips. Lumotive Photo).

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Glowforge releases new $1,200 laser printer to make home crafting a more accessible hobby

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GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Glowforge , the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser printers/engravers, wants to bring crafting to a wider audience of consumers with a new lower-priced machine called Aura. Glowforge’s previous 3D printers take up more space and take longer to make cuts and engrave material.

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Nintendo raises Switch sales forecast after monster holiday quarter

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million consoles were moved in total, bringing the Switch close to 80 million sold since its 2017 launch. The biggest Switch title coming in the next quarter is likely to be Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise , while expanded Wii U port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is also coming later this month.

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Facebook’s new virtual meeting app is ‘great news’ and ‘validating’ for these Seattle entrepreneurs

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Back in 2014, a Seattle startup called Envelop launched a unique product that allowed employees to strap on a headset and work in a virtual environment, with a virtual Windows desktop and access to infinite monitors in a 3D space. But Envelop shut down in 2017. The company shut down in 2017. Envelop Image).