LEBANON, Ind. - The Shaper Origin, a hand-held router steered by a smart-phone sized guidance system, has begun taking pre-orders. Developed by an MIT student when he had trouble building picture ...

I bet the hand saw really changed some things. One day you’re hacking away at a log with an ax. It’s sweaty, awful work, and the results are never what you’d expect. The next day the clever new ...

For over 100 years, Festool has stood for premium quality in the professional trades, earning an outstanding reputation worldwide — not least for the durability, reliability and precision associated ...

With help from a camera and computer chip, the Shaper Origin can carve wood, metal and plastic into anything from furniture to jewelry boxes. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

We’ve seen CNC technology become ever more accessible regardless of the size of the shop, with benchtop CNC routers becoming more robust, and CNC technology in general becoming more affordable. But in ...

This may very well be the most advanced, handheld power tool ever created. The internet-connected Shaper Origin uses augmented reality, robotics and a few strips of Shaper tape to turn you into ...

I bet the hand saw really changed some things. One day you’re hacking away at a log with an ax. It’s sweaty, awful work, and the results are never what you’d expect. The next day the clever new ...