Now an available commercial product - a compact, desk-top water jet cutter that provides affordable, professional-grade fabrication for every workshop - WAZER began as undergraduate research in 2012, where the now CEO led a team of students developing low-cost waterjet technology. In early 2015, two of the principals quit their jobs to continue developing the waterjet. In January 2016, two others came on-board, and temporarily everyone relocated to Shenzhen, China to join Hax Accelerator, the world's first and largest hardware accelerator and a Wazer investor. Waterjet cutters have the capability to cut any material but, due high cost and massive size, have been previously out of reach of the individual/small business because of the of the machines. Popular fabrication tools on the market like 3-D printers and laser cutters, can only work with plastics and other soft materials. CNC machines are great for complex shapes but struggle with cutting flat sheets. Unlike them, WAZER can cut through sheets of any material including metal, stone, ceramic, composites, plastic, rubber, and foam.
