robo 3d is an american 3d printer manufacturer located in san diego, california. founded in 2012, robo 3d is a company that started on kickstarter with their first product the robo 3d r1. their product line includes the robo r1+, robo c2, and robo r2, which all utilize the open materials ideology and are compatible with a variety of 3d modelling software, such as solidworks and sketch up, along with free 3d model sharing websites, such as thingiverse.[1]. robo 3d may have run into cash flow problems recently as their vp jerry grauman told a veteran owned small business they could not afford to pay them for the work they did for robo 3d so it is unknown how much longer robo 3d will remain in business. as of december 8, 2019 robo 3d has an "f" rating from the better business bureau for their numerous complaints filed against them and their unwillingness to respond to numerous complaints.