3Doodler: The World’s First 3D Printing Pen

Have you ever just wished you could lift your pen off the paper and see your drawing become a real three dimensional object? Well now you can!

The idea behind the 3Doodler is that it takes the core functionality of a 3D printer, essentially an extruder and a heat source, and jams it into a pen-shaped handheld device. Loaded with either ABS or PLA plastic, common feedstock for traditional 3D printers, the 3Doodler “prints” plastic objects by letting you draw them in freehand in three-dimensional