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The Buccaneer is a 3D printer designed by Singapore startup company Pirate3D Inc. Pirate3D is co-founded by Professor Neo Kok Beng (Adjunct Associate Professor at National University of Singapore, and 3 university graduates - Brendan Goh, Tsang You Jun and Roger Chang.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.techinasia.com/singapore-pirate3dp-funding-building-3d-printers/ )〕 It started off its campaign on Kickstarter, which quickly gained traction. It has been recognised by Siliconangle to be one of the most successful 3D printers on Kickstarter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/10/04/most-successful-3d-printers-on-kickstarter/ )〕 However, it met with several problems throughout its production process. As of March 24 Pirate3D was not able to complete the shipment of the Buccaneer (cold bed) to their backers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirate3d/the-buccaneer-the-3d-printer-that-everyone-can-use/posts/1176253/ )〕 They also never send out a message which stated they successfully completed their kickstarter campaign and fulfilled their pledges. It also launched a social project, Touchable Memories.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pirate3d.com/touchablememories/ )〕 ==History== The Buccaneer arose because Brendan Goh and You Jun had to prototype designs for school projects frequently and the large costs led to them experimenting with the then new 3D printers. They shared costs with Roger Chang to purchase a 3D printer by Ultimaker. Experimenting with the printer sparked the idea of setting up a 3D printing company. However, they were advised by Professor Neo Kok Beng to instead build a better printer for sale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://3dfilaprint.com/buccaneer-3d-update/ )〕 On 30 May 2013, the project was shared on Kickstarter to raise funds. The initial target of USD$100,000 was achieved within 10 minutes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirate3d/the-buccaneer-the-3d-printer-that-everyone-can-use/posts/495429 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/affordable-3d-printer-the-buccaneer-hits-100000-kickstarter-goal-in-ten-minutes-8639403.html )〕 The campaign passed the USD$500,000 mark in four days.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/06/03/sub-400-3d-printer-the-buccaneer-passes-500000-on-kickstarter-in-just-4-days/ )〕 On 29 June 2013, the Buccaneer’s crowdfunding campaign ended successfully with raised USD$1,438,765 and 3,520 backers. As the campaign managed to meet their stretched objective of USD$500,000, 10 units of The Buccaneer 3D printer would be donated and trainings in 3D technologies, design and apps development would be conducted to selected African institutions. However, a successful run at the campaign, many controversies surfaced due to the delays in schedules, discrepancy in actual specifications from proposed design, and delays in refunds. The Buccaneer (cold bed) was shipped in November 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blog.pirate3d.com/13th-july-2014-update-schedules-and-choices/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Buccaneer (3D printer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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