Completely open source and affordable, Materia 101 is a device aiming at simplifying access to the world of 3D printing and rapid prototyping. Materia 101 is a precision 3D printer, designed and developed in Italy, thanks to the collaboration of two companies working with a similar approach to technology. It is ideal for beginners, makers and education.

Arduino has been playing an essential role in the promotion and dissemination of open-hardware around the world. The collaboration with Sharebot – which has been also opening different parts of its previous printers – will lead to the release of all technical drawings, mechanical documentation and customized Marlin's firmware of this printer.

Materia 101’s visual identity is a project by studio ToDo: the choice of essentiality of design and the white color of the machine suggests its ease of use.



The printer will be available only on the Arduino Store both as a kit and pre-assembled.

Official pricing of the device will be disclosed at a later date but the kit will sell for less than 600 EUR/800 USD, while the pre-assembled version will be available for less than 700 EUR/1000 USD.

The official presentation will be held during Maker Faire Rome, 3-5 October 2014.

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Arduino has been contributing to the maker community and people is expecting Arduino to making it easier to enter this world. We’ve been partnering with other companies and this partnership is another step and a natural evolution of our.