Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. Nearly a million desktop 3D printers priced under $2,500 were ...

A 3D printer printing a cup lit by RGB lighting. - Jakub Zerdzicki/Getty Images 3D printing is in the middle of a transition period from a novelty hobby into a serious home manufacturing solution.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With 3D printers becoming both more advanced and more consumer-friendly (sometimes both at the same time), it can be difficult to resist the ...

3D printers are currently among the most impressive devices you can buy for at-home use, and they're the closest thing we have to replicators from Star Trek. These desktop mini-factories can make all ...

If your mental image of a 3D-printed object is a monochrome and perhaps slightly lopsided plastic toy, it’s time for an update — 3D printing in 2026 is capable of making objects out of multiple ...

For a couple of years now, I’ve been trying to find an excuse to buy a decent 3D printer. Friends and fellow Ars staffers who had them would gush about them at every opportunity, talking about how ...