Here’s some interesting work shared by [Ben Kromhout] and [Lukas Lambrichts] on making flexible 3D prints ... got interested in whether one could 3D print such a thing directly.

It’s 3D printed tiles embedded in fabric. This is the beginning of 3D printed flexible armor, a great method for cosplay builds, and a really cool way to add another trick to your 3D printing ...

Princeton engineers have developed an easily scalable 3D printing technique to manufacture ... As part of the work, the researchers can cut a flexible sample of the printed plastic and reattached ...