3D printing has been around for much longer than you might think; almost 40 years in fact. But it's only recently that the potential of this technology has begun to be realized, advances in sensors, 3D printing software and materials mean that the most incredible objects can now be produced with a 3D printer.
We here at Bored Panda have put together a list of things that people have made with this technology, and your jaw will drop with the complexity and size of some of these 3D printed objects. From houses and cars to prosthetic limbs, photographs brought to life and 3D art, scroll down below to check out the absolute coolest things people have created with this awesome technology, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Toucan With A Reconstructed Beak Done Throughout 3D Printing
See-Through Prosthetics 3D-Printed From Titanium
Functional and visually stunning. That is hands down the neatest prostetic I've ever seen.
A Neighbor 3D Printed A Walker For His Crippled Little Buddy
A Prosthetic Arm I Made For A Friend
3D-Printed Classical Paintings That Let The Blind “See” Famous Art For The First Time
My Brother Is In A Wheelchair And Is Starting His First Job At Google Next Week. People Said I Should Make Him The Google Logo, But That’s No Fun So I Made This For His Desk
I Came Back To My Apartment To Find That My Roommate 3D Printed A T-Rex Shower Head
3D Printed Shell For An Injured Tortoise
My Moms 3D Printed Cast. She Can Take A Shower With It!
That's nice, so the skin can breathe and you can shower with it so the leg dosen't get sinky and gross.
3D Printed Doorstop
Chloe's 3D Printed Walking Assistant
3D-Printed Plastic Cast That Uses Ultrasound To Heal Broken Bones Faster
A Friend Nailed Halloween And 3D Printed His Own Face
Our 3D Print Failed Half Way Through. This Is How We’ve Been Using It
Cubone Corgi
3D Printed Violin
Student In My Country Made Mostly 3D Printed 1:1 Moveable Bb-8 Model As Her Engineer's Thesis As Final Work Ending Her Studies. She Also Programmed An App Which Let You Control The Robot
Not Inherited, But 3D Printed
3D-Printed Vases That Give Plastic Bottles A Second Life
3D Printed And Painted My Cat
Friend Made A Luggage Tag With Her 3D Printer
Darth Vader Pen Holder
As A 16 Year Old Guy With Nosy Parents, This Has By Far Been My Most Useful Print
My Friend Made This Costume For Dragoncon... With A 3D Printer
3D Printed ‘Game Of Thrones’ Lamp
Proof That Perseverance Pays Off... My Full Iron Man Suit, Printed In Many, Many Pieces On My Tiny Up Mini Over 6 Months
Fully-Articulated 3D Printed Mesh Gown, Worn By Burlesque Icon Dita Von Teese
I 3D Printed My Son's Brain Using Data From His MRI
3D Printed Rims
This House Was 3D-Printed In Just 24 Hours For Less Than $11k
I love the ones that are helping humans and animals, not just looking cool. It's great to see technology evolving in a positive way!
Hopefully, it will be the future of prosthetics and casts.
Load More Replies...If I could only 3d print my kids when they were newborn. Aside from pictures, I would love their miniatures with me when I am old.
COOL!! Actually, I was also thinking reborn dolls, but that's silicone.. Nice idea though ^^
Load More Replies...I got a 3d printed fidget spinner. And it works better than most types!
I love the ones that are helping humans and animals, not just looking cool. It's great to see technology evolving in a positive way!
Hopefully, it will be the future of prosthetics and casts.
Load More Replies...If I could only 3d print my kids when they were newborn. Aside from pictures, I would love their miniatures with me when I am old.
COOL!! Actually, I was also thinking reborn dolls, but that's silicone.. Nice idea though ^^
Load More Replies...I got a 3d printed fidget spinner. And it works better than most types!
