Once there was a time when printers were nothing but big, clunky, ink-sucking machines prone to fail at the one job they had: print something on paper.
But now, thanks to the rise of 3D printing technology, it's cool to print things again. And they no longer suck ink. In fact they don't even use ink. Oh, and they can do a heck of a lot more than print a high-school essay.
Need a dress? Print it. Fancy a pair of shoes? Print it. Need a prosthetic hand? Yep, you guessed it. For more on what else they world of 3D printing can produce, check out the video above.
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