3ders.org shares:

The club publicly released the STL files for their BB-8 Droid under a creative commons license so that makers anywhere could 3D print it with confidence. On October 8th 2015, a day now proudly referred to as “October BB-8th”, LucasFilm Ltd. officially recognized the BB-8 Builders Club, and since then their work has been featured on StarWars.com, Tested, and even the Discovery Channel.

read the full story on: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151214-bb-8-builders-club-bedard-reveal-3d-printable-star-wars-bb-8-droid-designs.html

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