Humans 1, Robots 0: 3-D Printer Shop MakerBot to Close NYC Flagship

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Stop the presses—or, rather, the 3D printers. Crain's New York reports that Makerbot, the New York City-based 3D printing company, is closing down its Mulberry Street store as the company cuts corners. But even as it halts retail, the company is still planning to keep—and even expand—its Industry City manufacturing facility.

"We've learned to embrace change in order to stay focused," reads an announcement on the Makerbot site. "We at MakerBot are reorganizing our business in order to focus on what matters most to our customers." Here's hoping that this reorganization includes a future store where we can 3D-print the accessories of our dreams.