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 Jrst, it was a hobby, a new technology open to changes
and improvements. This hobby soon became a passion and Bosef grew into one of the leading
developers of Adrien Kowyer’s international, open source, RepRap project. Today, you can see the
Prusa design in diNerent versions all around the world - it is one of the most popular printers, so
knowledge about the 3D printing technology signiJcantly increased among the public.
Bo’s work on self-replicating printers (you can print the other printer parts with your printer)
continues, and the latest model, the Prusa i3 MY3S, 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 CW1 you just purchased is just one of the examples.
Bosef Prusa also organizes workshops for the public and 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 “ew …ork, Maker Faire in Rome and at the Open
Hardware Summit hosted by MIT. Bosef also teaches Arduino at Charles University and was 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 Jeld, you just push the boundaries
every day” We;re glad you;re part of it with us!L
Josef Prusa
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