Robotics
Asteroid Hopping Robot Reinforced with 3D Printed Carbon Fiber
A novel robot designed for low gravity could be the key to future asteroid exploration. Dubbed SpaceHopper, this three-legged “hopping” robot is described as a revolutionary mobility platform that will…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 4, 2022: Rebranding, Software, Construction, & More
Business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as The Spaghetti Detective has rebranded and Formlabs sharpens its focus on global expansion. On to software next, as a 3D printing…
House 3D Printing, Bacterial Materials, and More Awarded by 3D Pioneers Challenge
The 3D Pioneers Challenge awards the best and most innovative breakthrough projects in 3D printing. This year, the jury selected projects from around the world across several categories, including medtech,…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 21, 2022: Fictiv, Shellfish Reefs, and Oil & Gas
The industry continues to grow, which sees new personnel at additive construction firm ICON and metal 3D printing firm, XJet. Meanwhile, technologies from other industries are being applied to 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 4, 2022: Construction, Research, & More
We’re going to tell you about a 3D printed pavilion and a 3D printed set of stairs first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Moving on, Triastek has received FDA…
Four New Robotic Pellet 3D Printer Packages Offered by EVO 3D
Additive manufacturing (AM) services company EVO 3D has put together four new packages of robotic pellet printing systems for its customers. The UK-based company, which rebranded from its original name,…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 12, 2022: 3D Printed Car Parts, Heat Exchangers, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a Volkswagen subsidiary has invested in an SLM Solutions 3D printer, and Stratasys partnered with Radford to 3D print sports car parts. Then we…
The ElectroVoxel: MIT Scientists 3D Print Self-Reconfiguring Robotic Cubes
The term “robot” still tends to immediately conjure up imagery of blocky, metal men who speak in mechanical voices; or perhaps, otherwise, Westworld-esque, super sophisticated cyborgs, indistinguishable from naturally-occurring Homo…
Biodegradable Soft Robot Finger Provides Peek at Circular Economy with 3D Printing
Last week, while discussing a new printing filament partially made from wheat bran waste, I mentioned that greater exploration of biodegradable printing materials could be the best long-term solution for…
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to Receive 3D Printed Parts via 3DPRINTUK
Hundreds of underwater vehicles and submarines are used worldwide for seafaring in the deep. From some of the largest nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines to private submersibles for research, the growing…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 5, 2022: 3D Scanning, Business, Battle Bots, & More
3D Printing News Briefs runs the gamut of topics today, as B9Creations has launched a super precise 3D scanner and SuperStile installed the Stratasys F770. A former Stratasys executive has…
3D Printing Robots Receive €1 Million Boost
Like any good buzzwordy phrase, “Industry 4.0” has its high and low points. An example of a low point, for instance, would be that it’s a subtle way of presenting…
3D Printing Drone Swarms, Part 9: Standing Post
As we discuss in our ongoing 3D Printing Drone Swarms series, additive manufacturing (AM) will play an increasing role in the production of all manner of semi-sentient robots. This has…
SavorEat’s Robot Chef: the Biggest Step Yet in Commercializing 3D Printed Food
Imagine, say, five years from now, you sit down to eat at a restaurant. There’s a machine on the table, but it’s not one of those miniature jukeboxes that, for…
U.K.’s heliguy to 3D Print More Drone Parts In-house
As we cover unmanned aerial vehicles and other autonomous craft in my series on 3D printing drone swarms, we regularly come across businesses that are relying on additive manufacturing (AM)…
3D Printed Farmhouse Unveiled in China Ahead of 2022 Winter Olympics
Back in September, we covered a story about the world’s first 3D printed park in Shenzhen, China, constructed under the auspices of Tshingua University’s Xu Weiguo, a professor at the…
The 3D Printed Cat that’s Bound to Steal Your Heart
When I think of robotic animals, I generally think of robot dogs. Sony had a line of robot dogs in the late 1990s and early 2000’s called Aibo. They were…
The New Raw’s 3D Printed Chair Highlights the Potential for Infinitely Recyclable Materials
The New Raw is a Dutch research and design studio started by two architects, Panos Sakkas and Foteini Sataki, specializing in using waste plastics to create housewares and furniture with…
US Army Robotically Delivers 3D Printed Tank Part in Project Convergence
This was followed up by a document released in June, titled “Use of Additive Manufacturing in the DoD.” The first policy listed in the June document states that “[The DoD…
The Calm Before the Swarm: Notre Dame Researcher 3D Prints Swarm of Robot Insects
The spread of blueprints for DIY gun manufacture has been one of the most infamous developments in 3D printing’s recent history. But this is, of course, far from the only…
Large Robotic 3D Printing Builds Sailboat Hull from Recycled Material
This year’s Milan Design Week in Italy took place last week, and just as in years past, an interesting 3D printed innovation was showcased at the annual event. Much like…
3D Printed Olli Shuttle to Be Powered by Perrone Robotics
We’ve got exciting news to share in the world of autonomous vehicles (AV), as Local Motors, Inc., a ground mobility company that designs, manufactures, and deploys next-generation vehicles, such as the…
3D Printed Autonomous Robot Increases Delivery Efficiency in Singapore
There are plenty of examples of drones, 3D printed and otherwise, delivering items like food, medical supplies, and 3D printed spare parts, but what about ground delivery robots? We have seen…
Baubot 3D Printing Robot is a Construction Site’s New Helper
Additive construction is currently in the early stages of its evolution and commercialization, with just a handful of businesses demonstrating the possibilities of this emerging technology. In most cases, they…
