About Prusa Research

The one-man startup, founded in 2012 by Josef Prusa, expanded rapidly and gained worldwide critical acclaim thanks to its lineup of highly successful open-source Original Prusa i3 3D Printers.

Currently, Prusa Research has a team of over 300 people, while staying true to its open-source roots. Printed parts of every machine and every piece of software can be further modified by third-party users thanks to publicly available source codes. Prusa Research HQ also hosts "The Farm", a large hall, where over 300 3D printers print parts for new products.

Josef Prusa and Prusa Research continue to develop new ideas every day and they are working closely with community members and broader audience to expand the general knowledge of 3D printing all over the world.

As of September 2018, the company has sold more than 100.000 3D printers worldwide.

Themes 1 - Improving existing printer parts Many improvements to our printer have been made by community members, Prusa research has implemented some of them in later versions of the printer. If you have an idea about how to improve or fix any part of any of the Prusa printers, go ahead and submit your design! All existing printable parts of our printers can be found here, if you do not have a Prusa, use this 3D model instead 2 - The 3D printer extensions There are many accessories and extensions available for 3D printers. Design something specific for the Original Prusa i3 MK3. Looking for some inspiration? Check this article on how to create an enclosure for your Original Prusa i3 MK3! 3 - A more beautiful printer If the previous two, rather technical, topics are not appealing to you, make the Original Prusa i3 MK3 simply more beautiful! Feel free to re-design the printer based on any theme you like.

How to enter Design, for one of the themes, extensions for Original Prusa i3 MK3. Upload your model to MyMiniFactory. Once your model has been uploaded, remember to share it to Twitter to the hashtag #PimpMyPrusa @MyMiniFactory @Prusa3D or Instagram or Facebook. Submit your Design

Prizes First Prize: The winner wil get an Original Prusa i3 MK3 Second Prize: The second runner will get 5 spools of Prusament, the only filament with guaranteed ± 0.02mm manufacturing tolerance - check sample spool Third Prize: The third runner will get 3 spools of Prusament, the only filament with guaranteed ± 0.02mm manufacturing tolerance - check sample spool

Top Tips So you want to win a design competition?

Here are some top tips to help you climb up the leader board: 1. Think about your design(s) in relation to the brief and how best you might best optimise it for 3D printing. 2. Make sure you download all the resources so as to ensure you design for the right size components if you are not printing your own submission. 3. Once your design is approved, post it on twitter with #pimpmyprusa @MyMiniFactory Read and understand the design brief.

and understand the design brief. Think about how you can best deliver a solution.

about how you can best deliver a solution. Use the tips and resources provided

the tips and resources provided Explain the concept behind your design.

the concept behind your design. Presentprint, and photograph your design with care.

Resources All printable parts of Prusa MK3 are available here 3D Model of Prusa i3 MK3 available here Submit your Design