Side view of the Filabot, a machine that could make it a lot easier to recycle household plastic into something immediately useable and useful. Image Credits: Filabot 3D printing, or additive ...

If 3D printers were to ever become a household item, a device like the Filabot may play a big role in making it happen. Conceived by 34-year-old Tyler McNaney, the unglamorously industrial prototype ...