Report: MakerBot opens Boston store

Brooklyn, N.Y. – 3-D printer manufacturer MakerBot has reportedly opened its first Boston retail store, and third store overall. According to the Boston Globe, MakerBot opened the store, located on Newbury Street, Nov. 21.



MakerBot also operates stores in Greenwich, Conn., and New York. The stores sell affordably-priced 3-D printing and scanning devices from MakerBot that allow people to perform tasks such as creating 3-D objects and turning objects into 3-D models. A MakerBot executive is quoted as saying Boston is among the company’s hottest markets.