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About the author
Josef Prusa
(born Feb 23rd, 1990) became interested in the 3D printing phenomenon before
joining Prague’s University of Economics in 2009 - at first it was a hobby, a new technology open
to changes and improvements. The hobby soon became a passion and Josef grew into one of the
leading developers of Adrien Bowyer’s international, open source, RepRap project. Today, you can
see the Prusa design in different versions all around the world, it is one of the most popular
printers and thanks to it, knowledge about the 3D printing technology significantly increased
among the public.
Jo’s work on self-replicating printers (you can print the other printer parts with your printer) still
ongoing and the latest model, Prusa i3 MK3S, is currently on the market - it’s an improved version
of the original 3D printer’s third iteration. Prusa Research keeps expanding into new territories
and the Original Prusa SL1S you just purchased is just one of the examples.
Josef Prusa also organizes workshops for the public, participates in professional conferences
dedicated to the popularization of 3D printing. For example, he lectured at the TEDx conference in
Prague and Vienna, at World Maker Faire in New York, Maker Faire in Rome or at the Open
Hardware Summit hosted by MIT. Josef also teaches Arduino at Charles University and was also a
lecturer at the Academy of Arts in Prague.
In his own words, he imagines 3D printers will be available in every home in the not-too-distant
future. “If anything is needed, you can simply print it. In this field, you just push the boundaries
every day… We're glad you're part of it with us!”
Josef Prusa