Robotics
by Sarah Saunders | 8 hours ago | 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing, Robotics
We’ve all volunteered for things in our lives, whether it’s something we want to do or something we may not be super excited about. Many volunteers are needed in the medical field to test out new technology – how would we know it’s possible to...
by Sarah Saunders | Sep 19, 2017 | 3D Printing, Robotics, Science & Technology
According to 3D printing guru Hod Lipson, who’s founded four companies, developed an innovative food 3D printer, co-authored two books and over 200 papers, and spoken at multiple industry events, robots will eventually be everywhere in our lives, thanks to new...
by Sarah Saunders | Sep 7, 2017 | 3D Printing, Education, Robotics
A team of students and professors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been working on innovative research that illustrates how they used bio-inspired design and origami structures to make small, crawling robots. The research team is with the...
by Clare Scott | Sep 3, 2017 | 3D Printing, Robotics, Science & Technology
Over 200 million years ago, during the Triassic period, plesiosaurs first appeared in the ocean. The swimming, flippered reptiles lived for several million years, until the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, but like their land-dwelling counterparts,...
by Sarah Saunders | Aug 28, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Robotics
The 2017 Hackaday Prize challenge launched just a few months ago, charging participants to create something that makes a positive difference in the world. It’s always interesting to follow the multi-tiered competition, now in its fourth year, that Hackaday puts...
by Sarah Saunders | Aug 28, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Robotics, Science & Technology
Whenever someone picks up one of the various 3D prints I have on my desk, they usually exclaim over how light it is. While a lot of that has to do with the fact that all of my prints are pretty small, it’s also thanks to the infill pattern and percentage; for...
by Sarah Saunders | Aug 23, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Popular Stories, Robotics, Science & Technology
For years, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have been working with 3D printing and robotics, making robots 3D printed in one step and 3D printed robots that can put themselves together. Now, they’ve...
by Clare Scott | Aug 22, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Education, Robotics
There are a growing number of 3D printing companies that put education among their highest priorities, and that’s a wonderful thing, as there can never be too many organizations working to educate young people in the 3D printing skills that will be so badly...
by Sarah Saunders | Aug 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing, Robotics
3D printing technology can do many things, but one of the best, in my opinion, is inspiring people to make the world a better place. We first heard about young self-taught engineer Easton LaChappelle back in 2014, a year after he had the chance to demonstrate his 3D...
by Clare Scott | Aug 17, 2017 | 3D Printing, Robotics
Sea turtles are amazing creatures, and if you’ve ever seen one in the wild, you’re very lucky. If you never get a chance to see a sea turtle up close, though, you still might be able to get a good look at a C-Turtle. Unlike their shelled counterparts,...
by Clare Scott | Aug 17, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Robotics
Big news came from Formlabs a couple of months ago, when the company announced that it would be releasing its first SLS 3D printer, the Fuse 1, along with an automated production system called Form Cell. The announcements were made at a one-day conference called the...
by Clare Scott | Aug 17, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing, Robotics
As final college projects go, 3D printing a prosthetic device is a great choice for many reasons. A prosthetic arm is a good way to hone one’s 3D printing and design skills, as well as robotics in some cases. Plus, there can never be too many designs for 3D...
by Sarah Saunders | Aug 7, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printed Art, 3D Printing, Education, Exclusive Interviews, Popular Stories, Robotics
Back in March, when I visited Dayton, Ohio’s resident 3D printing bar, Proto BuildBar, I was told that its employees would be exhibiting at a local school’s STEMfest later that month, and at another educational event this summer: the Dayton Mini Maker...
by Clare Scott | Aug 1, 2017 | 3D Printing, Popular Stories, Robotics, Science & Technology
As tunneling creatures go, badgers are some of the oddest-looking, but they’re also pretty cute, in their way. The European Union is a big fan of badgers, it seems, or at least it really wants to make you think of badgers with its underground robotic system. The...
by Sarah Saunders | Aug 1, 2017 | 3D Printing, Robotics
While the 3D printed, PIN-protected door lock by HPI looks cool, I’m pretty sure that a determined thief would find a way to get past it. The 3D printed, heavy duty Stealth Key system looks to be much more difficult to get around, but what’s even more...
by Clare Scott | Jul 28, 2017 | 3D Printing, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing, Robotics
The future of human space exploration depends on our ability to manufacture in space – and we’re making good progress in that area, with 3D printers installed on the International Space Station and technology in the works to 3D print habitats on the moon...
by Clare Scott | Jul 27, 2017 | 3D Scanning, 3D Software, Robotics
Robots and humans don’t see things the same way. That’s not exactly a shocking statement, but some robots operate so efficiently and smoothly that it’s easy to forget that their vision isn’t as good as ours. The main difference is that robots...
by Clare Scott | Jul 24, 2017 | Robotics, Science & Technology
Stanford University is home to some of the most advanced research and respected scientists in the world, and what’s especially impressive about the work coming out of the university is that much of it has been accomplished with only the simplest of tools and...
by Clare Scott | Jul 19, 2017 | 3D Printing, Robotics
In 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, killing more than 15,000 people and injuring and/or displacing hundreds of thousands of others. The effects of the tsunami were felt on the other side of the world, too, as far away as Canada. Erin Kennedy...
by Clare Scott | Jul 11, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Aerospace 3D Printing, Robotics
There seems to be no end to the advancements being made in 3D printing materials, and one type of material that has expanded and diversified recently has been 3D printed foam. Whether it’s made from graphene or ceramic, or other materials, 3D printed foam...
by Charles Goulding | Jul 11, 2017 | 3D Printing, Robotics
Many robotic parts are geometrically intricate and require hours of design and fabrication to make sure all connecting parts match. With 3D printing, the printer can accurately form the needed angles and perforations for many robotic components while doing it...
by Clare Scott | Jul 6, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Robotics
Caterpillar has been around for a long time and has built up a solid reputation in the manufacturing world. Despite its foundation in traditional manufacturing technologies, however, the company is heavily invested in new technology as well, particularly 3D printing....
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 3, 2017 | 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing, Robotics, Science & Technology
I first truly became aware of 3D technology sometime in 2010 or 2011, when I went to the mall with my co-worker during our lunch break to grab a chili dog and check out a large surgical robot that was being demonstrated in the center of the mall, where Santa and the...
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jul 3, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, 3D Software, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Medical 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, Popular Stories, Robotics, Science & Technology
As the 3D printing industry heats up, so do the jet and car engines as we continue to travel around the US and the world to check in on the latest developments directly. 2016 kept us busy, from trade shows to site visits, from Barcelona to San Diego, as we went around...
by Sarah Saunders | Jun 30, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business, Education, Medical 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing, Robotics, Science & Technology
On this last day of June, we will be covering everything from research to business and 3D software in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. EarthShift Global and HP recently presented at a conference about the economic, environmental, and social impacts of advanced...
by Clare Scott | Jun 30, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Robotics
Most people, by now, have at least heard about 3D printed houses and other structures. They’re not exactly commonplace, yet, and they’re still amazing to think about and to see, but they’re not as unbelievable as they were a very short time ago. The...
