No one has ever imagined that the artist who draws paintings on the paper can now do the drawing in the air. Your reaction to the line should be like that: Is it real? Seriously? Yes, it is possible ...

Remember how hot at-home 3D printers where for a period of time? They’re still great to have if you’re a designer and you need to prototype things, but the shine has definitely worn off over the past ...

I've spent a fair bit of time trying to explain the WobbleWorks 3Doodler to people over the past year or so. My descriptions generally alternate between the company's slightly misleading "3D-printing ...

There are 3D-printing pens that let prolific doodlers turn their drawings into three-dimensional sculptures, but all users are really left with is a piece of art. Polaroid’s taking 3D-printing pens ...

If we told you somebody built a 3D printed go-kart, you’d expect to see a certain sequence of events. A bit of work in CAD, a printer montage, then some assembly. That’s not the case here. [3D Sanago] ...

So far it's mostly been adults who've had the fun of using 3D pens, which is ironic given how drawing in mid-air can release your inner doodling child. However, the 3Doodler Start is a 3D pen from ...

3D printing can be complex or, if the 3Doodler is any indication, wildly simple. Built by a team of toy designers, the 3Doodler is a pen with a simple plastic extruder at the tip. When you press a ...

3D printers are ubiquitous now, but they’re still prohibitively expensive for some people. Some printers cost thousands, but even more inexpensive options aren’t exactly cheap. [Daniel] decided that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on the industrialization of additive manufacturing. This article is more than 4 years old. About a decade ago, Maxwell ...