第一支完全3D打印枪支问世

    不过以普通消费者为目标的3D打印设备也在变得越来越流行。上个月末，纽约的Shapeways公司获得了一轮由安德里森霍洛维茨基金（Andreessen Horowitz）等公司投资的3,000万美元融资。Shapeways公司拥有大约10,000个“店主”或个体手工业者，他们自行设计了从鞋子到手机壳等各种产品，然后用3D打印技术制造出来，再通过Shapeways的网站销售。

    上周五，办公用品提供商史泰博（Stapes）宣布，它将成为美国第一家销售3D打印机的零售企业。它将在自己的官网Staples.com的“3D系统”一栏里以1299.99美元的价格销售Cube 3D打印机。另外到今年六月底，在史泰博的门店里也将能够买到数量有限的3D打印机。

    据《福布斯》报道，“解放者”手枪可以安装不同口径的枪管，从而能发射不同口径的子弹。该枪型的设计者打算最终在网络上发布可以让人们在家自行“打印”这支手枪所需的图纸，以及这支手枪的详细操作方法。

    此举当然会引起新一轮的担忧，尤其是在美国最近枪案频发的背景下。3D打印机制造商Stratasys去年发现Defense Distributed在利用它的3D打印机研发枪支后，就从Defense Distributed手里收回了它的3D打印机。（财富中文网）

    译者：朴成奎

    But devices aimed at consumers are increasingly popular. Late last month, New York-based Shapeways raised a $30 million investment round lead by Andreessen Horowitz. The company has some 10,000 "shop owners," or individuals who have designed products, from shoes to cellphone cases, that they print out and sell through Shapeways' website.

    On Friday, office supply giant Staples (SPLS) announced that it is the first major American retailer to sell 3D printers. The retailer will sell the Cube 3D Printer from 3D Systems on Staples.com for $1299.99. The device will be available in a limited number of Staples stores by the end of June.

    According to Forbes, the Liberator is capable of connecting to different barrels, allowing for various calibers of ammunition. The device's creator plans to eventually publish the files necessary to print it at home as well as details on its operation.

    That will surely raise another round of concerns, particularly in the wake of recent gun violence around the country. Stratasys, a company that makes 3D printers, confiscated their machine from Defense Distributed last year after the company discovered the printer was being used for gun development.