In Digital 3D class we've spent all semester designing and building "Helper Bots" in Maya. This week we started printing them out on the school's MakerBots. After the tedious months of getting past modeling, textures/UVs, and rigging - it's really rewarding to see and hold these prints. A tangible result and gratification after all that time just getting it into existence.
We also have a new larger MakerBot Replicator+ that makes awesomely bigger prints...like this guy in the photo below!