My personal mission has always been to empower people to be creative. But the Holy Grail of a tinkerer is to make something that makes something. — 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
We got involved with the RepRap Project, a community focused on making 3-D printers that could make copies of themselves and help create a… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
My parents had a software company making children's software for the Apple II+, Commodore 64 and Acorn computers. They hired these teenagers to program… — 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 are they… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
