Robotics
Chinese Scientists Building Solar Space Station, Projecting that 3D Printing & Robotics Will Assist in the Future
Once again, 3D printing and robotics are to be called on as futuristic space plans are developed, this time by the Chinese as they look toward creating a solar power station to orbit the earth at 36,000 kilometers. In an effort to continue seeking alternatives for...
Mechanical Engineer Makes 95% 3D Printed Autonomous Robotic Lawn Mower
While I do know how to mow my lawn, that’s a job my husband normally takes care of. We like to divide and conquer when it comes to household chores – I do the laundry, he mows the lawn, I vacuum and he mops, et cetera, et cetera. Maybe I would enjoy mowing...
3D Printed Robotic Mesh Structures Controlled by Magnetic Fields
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new kind of robot – one that floats on water and can be controlled with applied magnetic fields. These 3D printed flexible mesh structures can grab small objects and carry water droplets, allowing...
Robotics Simulations Programs from 3D Systems Boost Surgical Residency Training at Barcelona’s Fundacio Puigvert
Medical professionals, patients, and families around the world continue to benefit as technology such as 3D printing, robotics, and virtual reality and simulation pick up steam in real life applications. 3D Systems, based in Rock Hill, SC, is a pioneer in such...
Weeklong Camp Introduces Girls to 3D Printing, Robotics and More
Although progress is being made, there is still a disparity between the number of men and women in STEM fields. So it’s always encouraging to hear about initiatives that are encouraging girls and young women to pursue STEM subjects. This past July, the Hamburg...
Researchers Use Robotic Arm 3D Printing Process for Mold Fabrication
Many objects that we call 3D printed, from crayons and chess pieces to turbines and dental aligners, and were actually created using 3D printed molds, rather than being fully printed themselves. A trio of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and...
Ford Opens New Advanced Manufacturing Center and Showcases 3D Printed Production Parts
Automotive manufacturer Ford has been incorporating 3D printing into its manufacturing procedures for years. Recently the company won three Automotive Innovation Awards for a 3D printed injection mold lifter action, a window alignment feature and an assembly lift...
Youbionic Combines 3D Printed Bionic Arms with SpotMini the Nightmare Robotic Dog by Boston Dynamics
Ever since 2014, Italy-based Youbionic, which was founded by Federico Ciccarese and specializes in robotics and bionics, has been working on its 3D printed, robot-controlled, bionic prosthetic hand. The company started taking pre-orders for the bionic prosthetic two...
AM-Flow Offers Automated Solution for Sorting 3D Printed Parts
At formnext this week, Dutch company AM-Flow is introducing its new Vision Robot, a tool that automatically removes and sorts 3D printed parts. Automation is becoming more and more of a part of additive manufacturing, but where it often stops short, the company points...
Digital Metal Introduces Fully Automated Additive Manufacturing
Digital Metal introduced its binder jetting 3D printing technology back in 2013, though its printer, the DM P2500, wasn’t made commercially available until last year. Since its introduction, Digital Metal technology has...
Soft Robotic Sheets Can Make Inanimate Objects Move
Among 3D printing’s many applications, the technology often crosses over into the field of robotics, including soft robotics. Soft robotics is a field that has been changing the way people look at robots, taking them from rigid metal creations to something much...
Mobile Construction Robot 3D Prints a Temporary Architectural Installation Out of Loose Stones and Twine
While plastic is used often in 3D printing, stronger materials are required for architecture and construction applications, such as brick, concrete, and cement. But while we’ve seen stone-filled PLA filaments, rocks and stones aren’t often used as raw 3D...
NTU Singapore Researchers Continue Development of Concurrent Mobile 3D Printing Construction Robots
In August, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) published a paper in the Automation in Construction journal for civil engineering about their work in developing a smart robotic construction method, in...
DS Doll Presents Prototype of 3D Printed Sex Robot
Robots are capable of doing all sorts of amazing things. Tiny micro-robots may be able to perform tasks like personalized drug delivery, while giant robots are being used to build houses. Robots are being used underwater and in outer space. People are becoming used to...
3D Printing News Briefs: September 18, 2018
We’re starting with a bit of business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, then a story about metal 3D printing, and then moving along with examples of some of the amazing and innovative things people have been making with this technology. Sigma Labs...
3D Printing Used to Create Optimized Surgical Snake Robot
Intraluminal surgical procedures are those that take place within the walls of an organ, particularly tubular ones. In a paper entitled “Rolling-Joint Design Optimization for Tendon Driven Snake-like Surgical Robots,” a group of researchers discuss how...
3D Printing News Briefs: September 12, 2018
For this week’s first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, EOS is introducing its latest 3D printer at IMTS this week, while CRP Technology’s Windform RL 3D printing material is a finalist for the upcoming TCT Awards. The first product line of 3D printed...
Aether and UCLA Partner to Develop 3D Printed Artificial Muscles
Robots have come a long way, moving past their traditional image of stiff metal machines and becoming something much more varied and sophisticated. Soft robotics is an expanding field, leading to everything from virtual reality applications to artificial muscle....
NTU Singapore Researchers Develop Mobile 3D Printing Concrete Collaborative Robots
There’s been a lot of talk about 3D printing construction robots recently, and while we’ve seen some of these robots receive help with their task from drones, we don’t often see them working together to build structures…until now. Large-scale...
Researchers Use Biomimicry and 3D Printing to Develop Robotic Fish
3D printed robotic fish have all sorts of applications, from underwater data acquisition and detecting toxins in the water to studying and saving real fish, or just adding a new pet to the family. A group of engineering researchers from the University of Firat in...
Two-Photon Polymerization Produces 3D Printed Microrobots
Light is an important part of 3D printing; in almost every version of the technology, light is what solidifies the material into layers to create an object. It can also be used in 4D printing as well, to generate movement. In a study entitled “Two-photon...
Recent Graduate Wins Award for 3D Printed Robotic Fish
Jefferson Talbot, a recent graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, had an idea after watching his college roommate carefully pack up his fishbowl and fish every time he had to leave the dorms for a few days. A robotic fish, he thought, would be much easier...
NASA and Freelancer Challenge Designers to Create Arm for Astrobee Flying Robot
NASA is a big fan of crowdsourcing and contests, whether it’s a global headlining competition like the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge or something smaller to stimulate the creativity of students. To launch these competitions, NASA often teams up with other...
Archinaut Enables Production of More Powerful Small Satellites
Made In Space started building its Archinaut system a couple of years ago – essentially a 3D printer with a robotic arm capable of building in the vacuum of space. The purpose of the machine was to be able to build and repair satellites in space, creating larger...
3D Printed Robot Mimics Human Emotions
What do you think of when you hear the word “robot?” You probably don’t think of emotions. Human beings are described as robotic if they lack emotion. Robotic and human seem polar opposites. But now researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and...
