Replica Tsar Cannon
While it’s one thing to make a small model, or a toy, this is a life-sized version of a historic cannon.
3D Printed Bus Shelter
In China, they’re printing bus shelters from recycled materials, and they can do it overnight.
Nano-sized Models
It’s not just the big stuff, but tiny stuff can be printed too. This is a nano-sized, fully-functioning microscope made of clear materials. Who knows what else they can make that small?
3D Printed Ceramics
Never mind the pottery-wheel and other ceramic manufacturing formats – the future is funky printed cups and bowls.
3D Printed Lawn Mower
A man in South Africa designed and printed his own mower. The motor and the blades are still made of traditional materials, but the rest is all plastic.
DIY Flip-Flops
The same guy who made the lawnmower, also made shoes to go with it. Not sure if these are a good idea with spinning blades, but kudos to being able to make your own shoes.
A 3D Printed Satellite
Steve Jurvetson, a venture capitalist and early investor in Tesla, Space X, and Hotmail, printed his own satellite recently. Demonstrating that this is the future of space-living, in other engineers from all over the world have done it too, and there are a few 3D printed satellites in space as we speak.
They can also 3D print spacecraft parts up there, so they don’t have to wait on us down here.
A Robot
As 3D printing gets more advanced, people are starting to build robots. Currently, it’s on a small scale, but as they continue to develop specs and materials, we can expect some life-sized humanoid ones soon.
3D Printed clothing
From high fashion to tactical clothing, now you can print made-to-measure outfits in a matter of hours.
Biodegradable Surfboards
There are several different versions out there, including some that are recyclable, compostable and biodegradable. Not only are the sustainable, but they’re tailored to each user’s specifications.
3D Printed Kids Food
There’s a group of engineers that are looking at printing fun foods made of the vegetables that kids hate. They can also make fun shapes out of medicine, just to make it easier to get the little ones to stop coughing.
As a dad, we need to fund this, asap.
A 3D Printed Guitar
If you’ve got the electronics and the neck, you can print a sick guitar body for your electric guitar. You could also do the same for your violin.
A Printed Bridge
In late 2016, Spain 3D printed a pedestrian bridge. Instead of taking months to make, it was printed within weeks and safely installed. Built from recycled materials, it’s a sustainable way to build infrastructure.
3D Printed Dinosaur
Bones Depending on where you live, your local museum might have a few dino skeletons with missing pieces, or none at all. Now, museums can print their own skeletons for display, or make the pieces that are missing, so that they can display a complete specimen.
Drones
3D printing makes drones incredibly affordable and a must-have for isolated locations such as in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, or by the American army in a war zone. They can be tailored for specific needs.
A 3D Printed Car
The very first printed car was the Local Motors’ Strato in 2014. Since then, all the major manufacturers have been dabbling in how to 3D print new models for production, as well as for concept cars.
Printed Human Tissue
There are a few places on Earth that have been working on 3D printing organs, tissue, bones and cartilage, for implantation into the human body.
Animal Prosthetics
It’s just about the most beautiful thing when a 3D printer can help an animal get better. From new tortoise shells, beaks, skull pieces and mobility devices, this tech helps those that need it the most.
Your Very Own
House There are several designs on the market, as well as large-scale printers, that will allow you to print your own house. With the cost of materials at 5-10% of the cost of an actual house, with recycled materials, you can own a sustainable property you can feel good about and call your own.
Prosthetics for Kids
With 3D printers being more common, kids now have the opportunity to not only get an affordable prothetic limb, but they get to design it too.
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