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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

3D Printing Pen Developed in Somerville Attracts Over $1.8 Million on Kickstarter

The 3D pen lets people draw things in the air.

A creative product developed at Somerville's Artisan's Asylum launched a capital-raising Kickstarter campaign on Feb. 19 with the goal of raising $30,000 by March 25. As of Monday night, it had raised over $1.8 million from more than 20,000 backers. The product is called 3Doodler, which bills itself as a "the world's first 3D printing pen." It's the creation of WobbleWorks LLC co-founders Peter Dilworth and Maxwell Bogue, according to the product's website. In addition to raising a ton of money on Kickstarter, a crowdsourcing funding site where backers can invest small amounts in projects they find worthy, 3Doodler has also received a ton of press, according to its website. It's been featured by Wired, CNet, Fast Company, and The Telegraph…

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