I thought the same about 3d printing, I lazily didn&#x27;t look past the trinkets and crap that was on show.<p>When I finally thought about the possibilities I realised there was probably a whole lot more potential, did some experimenting and ended up printing a robot (scroll down for the best pictures):<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.willj.net&#x2F;category&#x2F;ping-pong-robot&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.willj.net&#x2F;category&#x2F;ping-pong-robot&#x2F;</a><p>That&#x27;s not the final design, I really need to update the site with the latest, but it shows what&#x27;s possible.