These examples of 3D printers show how far the industry has come in such a short time. Although the technology isn't that mainstream yet, there is a huge focus on diversity, portability and versatility, making its use even more tempting for those interested in being makers rather than traditional consumers. Makers might be far and few in between when compared to consumers, but these examples of 3D printers makes it easier to take on such a role.
From food to makeup and even tattoos, these examples of 3D printers reach far and wide. They are also becoming much more compact, which is ideal for small businesses and domestic settings. Not to mention that a variety of different materials are being sourced including carbon fiber, textiles, ceramics and, of course, edible ingredients.
38 Examples of 3D Printers
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Large Object Printers
The Cubex 3D Printer by Cubify Can Produce a Basketball
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Revolutionary Home 3D Printers
BotObjects ProDesk3D Brings Color 3D Printing to Your Living Room
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Sweet Tooth 3D Printers
The Choc Creater V2 3D Chocolate Printer is Expensive and Effcient
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At-Home 3D Printers
The Cube 3D Home Printer Lets Users Print Objects From Their Own Space
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Affordable 3D Printers
The RoBo 3D R1 was Released at CES 2014
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Easy-to-Use 3D Printers
European Market is the First to Get the HP Designjet 3D Printer Series
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Mainstream 3D Printers
Desktop Factory's 3D Printer
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Textile 3D Printers
OpenKnit Printer by Gerard Rubio Makes Sweaters in Under an Hour
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Tabletop 3D Printers
This Tiny 3D Printer is Fast and Hardly Takes Up Any Space
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Plastic-Repurposing Printers
The Ekocycle Cube Uses Plastic Filaments to Print Things in 3D
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Modular Mexican 3D Printers
The MakerMex MM1 Modular 3D Printer Can Easily Be Upgraded
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Affordable 3D Printing Technology
This Successful Indiegogo Campaign is for an At Home 3D Printer
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Kid-Friendly 3D Printers
Printeer Boasts a Playful and Easy to Use Design for Children
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Kid-Friendly 3D Printers
These Mainstream 3D Printers Will Give Your Tiny Tots Creative Reign
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3D Candy Printers
The ChefJet Printer Series Creates Delicious Candy Concoctions
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Electronics-Building 3D Printers
The Voxel8 3D Printer Can Blend Electronics and Plastics
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3D Makeup Printers
Mink Makeup Printer Lets You Print 3D Makeup From a Regular Computer
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Portable 3D Printers
This Mobile Printer Folds Down to an Inch for Easy Transportation
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Personal 3D Printers
The Idea Building is a Personal 3D Printer For Novices and Experts
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Inexpensive 3D Printers
Deltaprintr is an Affordable 3D Printer That's Faster at Printing
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Multitasking 3D Printers
AIO Robotics Invented the First All-In-One 3D Printer, Scanner & Faxer
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Consumer 3D Printers
The Micro by M3D is Reliable, Consistent and Accessible
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Surgical Handheld 3D Printers
This Handheld 3D Printer Will Let Surgeons 'Draw' in New Cells
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3D Carving Machines
The Carvey 3D Carving Machine Can Sculpt Different Materials
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Portable 3D Printers
PopFab by Ilan Moyer and Nadya Peek Fits in a Briefcase & Works Anywhere
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Robotic 3D Manufacturing Printers
The Robox 3D Printer by CEL is a Micro Manufacturing Platform
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Domestic 3D Printers
Equipped with the Modernized Version of 3D Printing, the UP! Start Plus 3D
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Search Engine Printers
Hands on Search is a 3D Printer for the Visually Impaired
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Tattoo-Making 3D Printers
This 3D Printer Tattoo Machine Was Developed by French Design Students
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Budget-Friendly 3D Printers
The Buccaneer is the Most Budget-Friendly 3D Printer
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Color-Blending 3D Printers
The 3D4C Color 3D Printer is the First Color-Blending 3D Printer
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Carbon Fiber 3D Printers
Mark One by MarkForged is the World's First Carbon Fiber Printer
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3D-Printed Fossils
The Sam Noble Museum is Remaking History
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Suspended 3D Aerial Printers
The MX3D-Metal Will Be Able to Print Metal Pieces Out of Thin Air
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Massive Mutiple Object Printers
The Makerbot Z18 Industrial 3D Printer Shines Big at CES 2014
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Crazy Cuisine Printers
Imagine 3D Printer is the Closest Thing to Star Trek's Food Replicator
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Pocket-Size 3D-Printers
LumiPocket is a Small 3d Printer That is Powerful and Affordable
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3D-Printed Letterpress
The A23D Letterpress Font Premiered at the London Design Festival
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Multi-Material 3D Printers
ELEGOO's Centauri Carbon 2 Combo is for Home Use
Easier-to-Use 3D Printers
UltiMaker Launched the S6 with Smart Features for Education
3D-Printed Packaging Molds
Unilever Partnered with Serioplast on 3D-Printed Packaging Solutions
Treat-Themed Crafting Dolls
Far Out Toys' Pretty Sweets Invites Kids to Customize Mini Desserts
Multipurpose Crafting Machines
The Cricut Maker 4 Supports a Wide Range of Materials
Custom 3D-Printed Basketball Shoes
adidas Revealed New Project R.A.P. Silhouette
Ultralight 3D-Printed Chassis
Benelli's Lupo Alpha LE Features Its New 3D-Printed Chassis
3D-Printed Coffee Shops
A First-of-Its-Kind 3D-Printed Starbucks is Coming to Brownsville
3D-Printed Football Boots
Adidas Unveiled a 3D-Printed Football Boot Through Project R.A.P.
Novel Robotic Vending Machines
Sweet Robo Presents ChocoPrint™ at the 2026 CES Event
3D-Printed Home Prototypes
The Tiny House LUX 3D-printed Residence in Luxembourg
3D Skin Mapping Tools
This USP Solutions Innovation Helps Consumers See Products in Action
Voice-to-Sticker Printers
Stickerbox Supports AI-Powered, Safe, Independent, Creative Play
30-Second Nail Printers
30 Sec Nails Rapidly Prints Custom Graphics Directly onto Nails
3D Printed Shoe Platforms
Fitasy Makes Custom-Fit 3D Printed Shoes More Affordable & Accessible
Live-Printed Billboards
HP Showed Off the Power of Its Smart Tank Printers One A4 Sheet at a Time
Digital Avatar Makeup
Roblox Expands into Digital Avatar Makeup with Customizable Cosmetics
Dual-Extrusion Next-Generation 3D Printers
Bambu Lab Debuts the New X2D Printer
Sustainable 3D-Printed Packaging Lines
APC Packaging's Adapte Collection is Innovative
Efficient 3D Printing Systems
The Snapmaker U1 Color 3D Printer is Technologically Advanced
3D-Printable Packaging Pastes
Engineers from University of Washington Developed a Printable Paste
Community 3D-Printed Toys
3D Printing Elves Launches Free Toy Program for Children
Pocket-Sized Handheld Printers
The Inkwon Tag is Versatile and Convenient for Creatives
Chromatic AI Food Printers
The iKoffy EdiBot Prints Edible Designs in Full Color
3D-Printed Carbon Cellos
The 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber Cello is a Durable Concept Instrument
3D Figure Creators
AI Action Figure Generator Turns Text Prompts Into 3D Models
AI-Powered Fashion Design Platforms
Make the Dot Streamlines Prototyping, Collaboration & More
Sleek Instant Print Cameras
C+A Global Unveiled the 'KODAK Printomatic+ Instant Print Camera'
Advanced 3D Printing Technology
Fibreseeker 3 Makes Premium Composite 3d Printing More Accessible
3D-Printing Drone Companies
NECO Partnered with HP to Adopt 3D Printing Solutions
Recycled 3D Filaments
BMW Group Closed the Loop on Additive Manufacturing Waste
Compact Metal 3D Printers
Scrap Labs Scrap 1 Brings Affordable Metal Printing to Smaller Users
Texturized 3D UV Printers
The eufyMake UV Printer E1 Works Well on Paper, Glass and More
AI-Powered 3D Avatars
AVATAi's Platform Creates Customizable Digital Brand Ambassadors
Dual-Vat Resin Printers
The Anycubic Photon P1 Features a Dual-Vat System and a 14k Display
Embedded Electronics Printing
Rice University’s Meta-NFS Prints Circuits Directly into Materials
3D-Printed Fidget Toys
Jigglets are Produced with Less Waste Than Traditional Toys
Repairable 3D-Printed Speakers
The Maker Hardware TTD.3000 is Designed by Patrick Cronin
Accessible Atmospheric Water Dispensers
The 'Water from Air' Dispenser Concept is 3D-Printed
3D-Printed Makeup Brushes
Pennelli Faro's Futura Avant Lab Supports Next-Gen Makeup Application
Corn-Made 3D-Printed Buildings
MANUFACTURA CORNCRETL Focuses on Bio-Based Building
Direct-To-Film Printer Series
Epson Expands Its Portfolio with the SureColor G9070
Multi-Storey 3D-Printed Houses
Park + Associates Completed the Design of the QR3D House
Air Gapped 3D Printers
Ultimaker Launched the 'Secure Line' of 3D Printers for IP Protection
Modeling Dough Fashion Dolls
Hasbro and Mattel Created the Play-Doh Barbie Collection
3D-Printed Custom Assistive Devices
Makegood Relies on 3D Tech to Build Custom Assistive Devices
3D-Printed Pharmacy Platforms
Pete Pharma and Atrium24 Announced a GPO Partnership
Pocket Printing Devices
INKWON Tag 4-in-1 Pocket Printer creates tattoos, stickers, and photos
Consumer Holographic Photo Frames
Looking Glass Musubi Frame Launches on Kickstarter
Advanced Spatial 3D Scanners
3DMakerpro Recently Debuted the Eagle Series Spatial 3D Scanners
GenAI Product Photos
Medik8 Uses 3D AI Digital Twin Tech to Streamline Content Creation
12-Nozzle Desktop 3D Printers
AtomForm's Palette 300 Showcased at CES is a Full-Scale Home Printer
3D Printing Inks
Universities of Heidelberg and Stuttgart Introduced a Conductive DLP
Dual-Head UV Printers
The Longer ePrint is Compatible with More Than 300 Materials
3d-Printed Rubble Furniture
Inorganic Growth by Bentu Design Transforms Demolished Urban Villages
3d-Printed Modern Dog Houses
Liam De La Bedoyere Designs the Dog Hut Side Table
Polychromatic Denture Prints
Stratasys Debuted its TrueDent System on J5 DentaJet
Artwork-Friendly Smartphone Printers
The FUJIFILM Instax mini Link Plus Has Several Print Modes
At-Home Manufacturing Tools
eufyMake Launches Compact UV Printer for Personal Production
Large-Scale 3D Printing Systems
PALFINGER Partners With ICON Titan Systems on 3D Construction
Modular Concrete Printer Systems
Sunnyday Technologies M3-CRETE Is Open-Source and Field-Ready
Five-In-One Auto Heat Presses
xTool's WonderPress is Highly Functional and Versatile
Custom 3D-Printed Speedboats
Innoventive 3D Has Unveiled the Vortek Speedboat
Advanced 3D Printing Systems
HeyGears Debuts Two New Models — the Reflex 2 Pro and the Reflex 2
3d-Printed Collab Flip Flops
Havaianas' Inagural 3d-Printed Flip-Flops Arrive in High-Tech Style
Large-Format 3D Printers
Bambu Lab's H2S Printer Offers an Industrial Printing Solution at Home
Business-Oriented Inkjet Printing Devices
Brother Updates Its Business Inkjet Printer Lineup
3D-Printed Storefront Systems
lululemon and Aectual Roll Out the Store's New 3D-Printed Ceilings
Personalized 3D Print Styles
MIT's MechStyle Ensures Structural Integrity for 3D Models
Organically Printed Homes
The Lib Earth House Showcases Soil-Based 3d Printing Custom Living
Sculpted Ceramic Lighting
MIOS 3D-Printed Ceramic Lamps Merge Digital Craft & Material Tradition
Shelf-Ready Packaging Label Printers
This Domino Piezo Inkjet Printer Supports Large-Scale Needs
Open Platform Printers
The Open Printer Platform Hands Makers Full Control Over Inkjet Experience
High-Speed Printing Units
Centauri Introduces the Core-XY System for 3D Printing
Wood-Printed Furniture Ranges
De Stul by Vasily Aleev is a 3D Wood-Printed Collection
Reprogrammable Surface Printing Devices
MIT ChromoLCD Turns Surfaces Into Rewritable Canvases
Curriculum-First Additive Programs
3DPrint.com Introduced Teacher-Centric Training
AI-Powered Lifestyle Photography
Nextech3D.AI Introduces New Features for its Ecommerce AI Studio
AI 3D Modeling
Meshy-4 Generates 3D Models From Text And Images Using AI Technology
3D-Printed Grooming Combs
Philips Fixables Shares Spare Parts, Creative Upgrades & More
AI Document Digitization Tools
ScannedMaker Transformed Physical Paperwork Into Digital Formats
Large-Format Additive Printers
Evergreen Additive Inc. Launches Large-Format 3D Printer
Customized 3D-Printed Tire Molds
Hankook Introduced EP-M300 With Eplus3D Printing Solution
Creative AI Devices
Create is a Screen-Free Concept That Prints AI Drawings for Kids to Color
Speedy Large-Scale 3D Printers
The ERYONE Thinker X400 is Ready for Print Farm Setups
Barcode Printing Technology Advancements
Kyocera Introduced Its New TPA Series Thermal Printhead
3D-Printed Static Mixers
ReMixers Launches 3D-Printed Static Mixer Nozzles
Themed Pizza Dough Presses
The 'Pizza Form' Transforms Dough into a Variety of Shapes
Industrial 3D-Printed Catalysts
BASF Launched the Industrial-Scale X3D Production Plant
Cave-Inspired 3D-Printed Homes
Kizuki and Onocom Launch O House with the COBOD Printer
3D-Printed Colorful Vessels
Olivier Van Herpt Creates New Machined Vessels with a Painted Look
Versatile Rotary Tool Systems
Printable Accessories Offers the Rotary Workshop on Kickstarter
Motion Liquid Art Distortions
The Lidris Robot Creates Edible Illustrations Directly Inside Drinks
Sporty Wall-Mounted Lamps
This 3d-Printed Lamp Transforms a Baseball Motif into Wall Lighting
Compact Print Frame Cameras
The Polaroid Hi-Print 3x3 Doubles as a Photo Frame
Organic Urban Playgrounds
The Boulder Park Brings 3D-Printed Boulder Design into Community Play
Organized Maintenance Workspace Trays
Practical3DP Designs the Hobby Maintenance Tray
3d-Printed Retail Suitcases
The 3d Printed Suitcase Reframes Retail as Human-Centred Experience
Edible Printing Educational Curriculums
This New Primera Curriculum Puts Printing in Focus
Distributed Robotic Manufacturing
HADDY and Red Cat Use Microfactories to Scale Production
AI 3D Generation
TexTo3D Converts Text into 3D Models and Images in Seconds
Organic Paper-Like Lamps
The Farolito Lamp Captures Paper Lantern Warmth Through 3d Printing
AI-Driven Medical Manufacturing
AI Predicts Growth to Produce Custom Hearing Devices in Advance
3D Print Calculators
PrintMate Calculates 3D Print Costs From Filament And Energy Usage
Repair-Friendly School Chairs
The Carrousel Chair Allows 3d Print Wearable Parts for Maintenance
3D-Printed RF Components
Tethon Enhances Antenna Performance with 3D-Printed Ceramic Solutions
Recycled-Metal Production Printers
Brose and Farsoon Introduced the 'LF Metal System'
3D-Printed Corn Composite Panels
MANUFACTRA Introduced the Corn Lime Material 'Concretl'
3D Model Generators
Modelify Converts 2D Images Into Detailed 3D Models Instantly
Portable Urban Mapping Solutions
3DT Scanfly Expedites Three-Dimensional Spatial Data Capture
3d Printed Lighting Sets
Tierra, Mar Y Aire by Faro Barcelona Explores Circular Material Systems
3D Fitness Tracking
Fitycal Uses 3D Body Scans To Track Fat, Lean Mass, And Measurements
Image-to-3D Generators
HeyDream Launched an AI Tool That Converts Photos into 3D Models
Personalized Binaural Head Models
Sound Particles 3D Prints Employee Ears to Train Binaural Tech
3D-Printable Toy Ranges
MakerWorld 'CyberBrick' Has Reusable Electronics and 3D-Printed Models
Industry-Advancing AI-Powered Innovation Tools
3M is Presenting a Suite of Tech Advancements
All-In-One Home Printers
Epson Has Released the Expression Photo XP-980 All-in-One Printer
Underwater Concrete Printing Systems
Cornell And DARPA Advance Underwater 3D Concrete Printing
Modern High-Speed Printers
Ricoh Introduces Two High-Speed A3 Colour Multifunction Printers
Custom Transfer Printing Services
DesignBundles' DTFPrinter Targets for Crafters, Creatives & More
Exportable Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
RusselSmith Introduced Omnifactory Deployment
Vacuum-Heat Smartphone Case Printers
The HTVRONT H17 Creates Custom Cases on Demand
Instant 3D Captures
Oneshot Turns One Photo Into a Shareable, Editable 3D Model
Family-Friendly Multicolor 3D Printers
The ELEGOO Centauri Carbon 2 Combo is Beginner-Friendly
Patient-Specific Surgical Instruments
CustoMED Launches 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Instruments
High-Resolution Resin Printers
The YIDIMU MagPro Is a High-Speed 14K Resin 3D Printer
Highly Precise 3D Printers
The UltiMaker S8 Caters to Professional and Industrial Users
All-In-One Desktop Printers
The Longer ePrint is a Dual-Head Personal UV and DTF Printer
In-Situ Circular Furniture
PORTAL by Decibel Prints Furniture Live to Demonstrate Circular Design
Cutting-Edge 3D-Printers
Snapmaker U1 Combines Multi Material Printing with Speed and Efficiency
Nostalgic 3D-Printed Arcade Clocks
3DProSkillsCreations Creates the Adorable Arcade Clock
Adaptable 3D Printing Resins
This 3D-Printing Resin Has a Light-Activated Composition
Dental Anatomical Model Presets
Stratasys Unveiled Dental Preset for PolyJet Models
New Gum-Toned Dentures
3D Systems Adds NextDent Jet Base LT Shades to Lineup
3D Printed Tennis Balls
The Point Tennis Ball Blends Performance & Sustainability with 3D Printing
Multi-Toolhead 3D Printers
Flashforge Showcases its New Creator 5 and Creator 5 Pro Launch
Industrial 3D Printing Partnerships
ExOne Partnered with voxeljet on New 3D Printing Initiative
Personal Manufacturing 3D Printers
The Bambu Lab H2D Supports a Range of Maker Tasks
Mailbox-Shaped Scanner Printers
Dohui Kim Designs the Nostalgic tou Device Concept
Coated Microfluidic 3D Prints
Horizon Microtechnologies Unveiled a Print–Develop–Coat Process