Our intention is that people use MakerBots to have a positive impact on the world. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
The people who are getting 3-D printers at home are pioneers, kind of like the people who bought Apple IIs in 1981.… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
There was a tangible sense of potential as we packed them up. 'We're giving people 3-D printers that they can afford. What… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
My personal mission has always been to empower people to be creative. But the Holy Grail of a tinkerer is to make… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
Most people don't feel empowered to make CAD models. The MakerBot Digitizer solves that problem. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
We started MakerBot in 2009 and made a conscious decision to educate people with the possibilities they could do with 3D printing… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
A lot of it is "how do you work with people". How do you get people to work with you and do… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
We have always moved with this approach of sharing and educating people with what they can unlock with 3D printing. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
When people have a MakerBot, they have a different mindset from everybody else who grew up as a consumer. Instead of thinking,… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
What I like on Kickstarter is when I see real innovation and I see people building something new. It makes me sad… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
You can get really far by putting your ideas out there and letting other people build on them. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
I still have the first bottle opener I made on my MakerBot. Things you fabricate are things you care more about. I… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
Learn how a 3D printer works. Get inspired. Make your own stuff. It is a wonderful time to be innovative. Connect things together. If… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
Our intention is that people use MakerBots to have a positive impact on the world. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
It makes me sad when I see things that are just the same technology; you aren't passing the technology forward. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
You can go from creating the design on your iPad to making the object on your MakerBot. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
I've watched with amazement as Local Motors has pioneered a co-creation and micro-manufacturing model that has democratized the development and production of complex machines,… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of living in New York City is that a good chunk of the media is here and willing to drink with… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
I like to make things. It's been part of my identity since I was a kid. — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
The self-driving car is coming. And right now, our best supply of organs come from car accidents... Once we have self-driving cars, we can… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
The people who are getting 3-D printers at home are pioneers, kind of like the people who bought Apple IIs in 1981. Adults are… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image