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Glowforge launches the Aura, a more accessible laser cutter
Laser cutters are nothing new, but Glowforge has a long history of adding something that the category has sorely been lacking: Ease of use. Today, the company announces the Aura. Smaller, cheaper and even easier to use than its bigger brother, the device is perfect for education, craft and light prototyping work. Carrying a $1,199…
7:01 am PDT • July 25, 2023
Hardware
The Flux beamo is a $1,500 laser cutter with simple but powerful software
12:29 pm PST • November 21, 2019
Laser cutters are in a fun place right now. Gone are the days when the cheapest machines were tens of thousands of dollars, and when the “compact” models were roughly…
Startups
Glowforge raises $22 million to popularize its 3-D laser printers, catalog of materials
1:20 pm PDT • August 1, 2016
Of all the ways to make a 3-dimensional object, 3D printing is still the freshest, whether what’s involved is plastic extrusion, milling away wood or metal, or the spinning of…