Instead, researchers wanted a way to test several things relevant to printing large-scale objects.

研究者希望想办法测试与打印大型物件有关的东西。

Now they can even print objects with moving parts.

现在他们甚至可以打印带有活动部件的物体。

Recently we have invented printers which print real objects from computer designs.

最近我们发明了打印机，可以根据计算机设计打印真实物体。

One that can print objects using multiple different materials, with a speed and level of detail that was previously impossible.

一种可以使用多种不同材料以前所未有的速度和细节水平打印物体的打印机。

If the current trend of Open Source 3D printable files continues, it will not be long before everyone prints their own large objects, like furniture and weapons.

如果目前开源3D打印文件的趋势继续下去，用不了多久，每个人都会打印自己的大型物品，比如家具和武器。

And the ability to print objects in this way is providing solutions to many problems, as we'll be finding out… But first I have a question for you, Neil.

以这种方式打印物体的能力为许多问题提供了解决方案，正如我们将发现的那样… … 但首先我有个问题要问你，尼尔。