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<p>The parts for the Liberator are almost completely 3D printed. The only nonplastic components of the weapon are the firing pin -- a standard metal nail -- and a six-ounce piece of steel whose function is to make the gun spottable with a metal detector. (The U.S. Undetectable Firearms Act prohibits weapons that don't set off a metal detector.)</p>

3D-printed gun controversy: Everything you need to know

Here's a breakdown of the debate that pits free speech and gun rights against public safety.

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MakerBot to stop manufacturing its own 3D printers

The production of all MakerBot 3D printers is being outsourced to international manufacturer Jabil.

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3D-printed vacuum parts? Hoover and MakerBot make it so

The new partnership puts printable vacuum upgrades on MakerBot's "Thingiverse" design database.

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Dremel gives high-tech tools a spin with $999 3D printer

Available for preorder tomorrow, the toolmaker's 3D Idea Builder goes on sale at Home Depot and Amazon in November.

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MakerBot shuffles CEO

The co-founder of the 3D printer company steps down to take on a new leadership role at its parent company, Stratasys.

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Nintendo making Skylanders-like NFC figurines for Wii U, 3DS

Similar to the Skylanders and Disney Infinity video games, multiple Nintendo titles will now get their own line of figurines. Also, TuneIn Radio gets a social tune-up and Mink promises printable makeup.

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The 404 1,453 : Where Facebook is future (podcast)

Facebook gets their hands on the Oculus Rift VR headset for 2.3 billion, a lot of people messed up their text donations during last week's #nomakeupselfie campaign, HTC just announced the HTC One M8, and your tattoo artist may some day get replaced with a Makerbot 3D printer.

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Sci-Fi tech now real at CES

We take a look at some of the futuristic TV shows and movies that predicted the tech we saw finally saw with our own eyes at CES 2014.

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Video of CNET's CES coverage.

MakerBot prints the future at CES 2014

Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot, talks to Donald Bell and Bridget Carey about a new line of 3D printers and a new universe of printable objects.

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At CES in Las Vegas, MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis shows off the company's new industrial-strength 3D printer, the Z18. The new printer is 12x12x18 inches and designed for the professional 3D printer market, and will be available in the spring of 2014.

MakerBot's newest 3D printer? It's the massive Z18

At CES in Las Vegas, MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis shows off the company's new industrial-strength 3D printer, the Z18. The new printer is 12x12x18 inches and designed for the professional 3D printer market, and will be available in the spring of 2014.

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Jim Sanduski, Sharp VP of strategic product marketing, onstage at CES 2014.

Scenes from CES 2014 -- Press Day (pictures)

New and innovative television form factors, all sorts of wearable tech, and a bit of Hollywood drama for some spice played a big role in CES 2014 on Monday.

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LAS VEGAS -- At <a href="http://ces.cnet.com/">CES 2014</a>, MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis talks about the history of MakerBot and all of the things that people have built with its 3D printers.

MakerBot flaunts new 3D printers at CES 2014 (pictures)

MakerBot shows off its latest 3D printers, the MakerBot Replicator Mini, Maker Replicator, and MakerBot Replicator Z18.

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