3D Systems Acquires BotObjects

3D Systems (3DS, Rock Hill, South Carolina) has acquired UK-based 3D-printer-maker BotObjects and plans to launch a desktop 3D printer using the acquired company’s technology. The full-color BotObjects’ ProDesk3D printer will be folded into 3DS’s new CubePro C printer family, and is capable of printing at 25-micron resolution and speeds as fast as 175 mm/sec., the companies say.