Robotics
3D Printing News Briefs, August 14, 2024: Reverse Engineering, STEM Learning, & More
We’re taking care of business first in 3D Printing News Briefs today, as Solideon has oversubscribed its pre-seed funding goals and Revopoint3D announced a global strategic partnership with KVS for…
AML3D Upgrades Aussie Customer’s Robotic Welding System into ARCEMY Metal 3D Printer
AML3D, the Australian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) systems, has received an order from Australian contract manufacturer Century Engineering to convert the latter’s AML3D robotic…
Not a Metal 3D Printer: Arizona Startup Rosotics Launches the Halo ‘Supercreator’
In one of the boldest additive manufacturing (AM) industry launches in some time, Rosotics, the Arizona-based startup specializing in making robotic production ecosystems for the space and defense sectors, has…
Flesh and Metal: Robot with 3D Printed Face and Living Skin
In an exciting leap for robotics, researchers at the University of Tokyo invented a way to attach living skin to robots. This technique, involving 3D printing and inspired by human…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 29, 2024: AI Machine Learning, Sensory Garden, Hard Hats, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re starting with Desktop Metal’s new PureSinter furnace. Then it’s on to research about a variable binder amount algorithm and adaptive slicing, a 3D…
Quantica Keeps Raking It In: Inkjet 3D Printing OEM Extends Series A to Nearly €20M
Quantica, the Berlin-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of multi-material inkjet 3D printers, has announced that the company’s Series A funding has increased to nearly €20 million after an extension of…
BMW’s 3D Printed Robot Grippers Cut CO2, Improve Efficiency
The BMW Group has been a long-time user of additive manufacturing (AM), dating back to the days when it was still referred to as rapid prototyping. However, its most recent…
Industrial Giant Ingersoll Rand Leads $19M Round Backing Inkbit’s AI-Driven 3D Printing
Inkbit, the Massachusetts-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of multi-material, AI-integrated 3D printers, has closed a $19 million financing round. Ingersoll Rand, a US giant in the industrial equipment sector, led…
Meltio and Accufacture Unveil Robotic Metal 3D Printer Made in the US
Meltio has partnered with Michigan-based robotics firm Accufacture to introduce Alchemist 1, a robotic cell designed for wire-laser metal 3D printing made in the US. This new system represents a…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 13, 2024: Robotics, Orthotics, & Hypersonics
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re focusing first on robotics, as Carnegie Mellon University’s new Robotics Innovation Center will house several community outreach programs, and Ugogo3D is now working…
Lincoln Electric Signals Acceleration of Distributed Large Format 3D Printing with RedViking Acquisition
Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ: LECO), the Cleveland-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of arc welding systems, has acquired RedViking, a systems integrator for automation solutions based in Plymouth, Michigan. Terms of Lincoln…
3D Printing Leaders Team with Rivelin for Robotic Metals Post-processing
UK-based Rivelin Robotics is working on creating a manufacturing cell to automate the post-processing of metal 3D printed parts. If successful, this approach could reduce the costs of metal 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 2, 2024: 3D Printed Firearms, FDA Clearance, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with a proof of concept for 3D printing recyclable construction waste materials to make molds. Researchers investigated the relevance of forensic firearm…
Monumental’s Bricklaying Robot Fits Through Doors, Automates Construction
Dutch startup Monumental has emerged from stealth with $25 million dollars in funding for its bricklaying robotic system. Whether or not its technology can be categorized as “additive construction” is debatable,…
The AM Future is Big, and Robotic—Here’s Why
The past two years have seen a growing presence of robotics and large format solutions taking center stage in the AM industry. This “trend” seems to be set to stay…
ADAXIS: Navigating Robotic Additive Manufacturing with a US Market Focus
ADAXIS, a French-Swedish software company established in 2021, has become a key player in the field of Robotic Additive Manufacturing by offering advanced tool-pathing software solutions. The company is dedicated…
The Factory of the Future: Are We There Yet?
Since the conception of additive manufacturing (AM) there has been both anticipation and expectation around its potential to positively disrupt the manufacturing process, collapse the supply chain and support a…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 24, 2023: EBAM, DLS, & 2GL, Construction, & More
In this Christmas Eve edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with EBAM, DLS, and Two-Photon Grayscale Lithography (2GL) 3D printing news. Moving on, Airtech Advanced Materials Group is…
Siemens and ORNL 3D Print 25-pound Turbine Blade with WAAM
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in collaboration with Siemens Technology, has used metal 3D printing to create large, rotating steam turbine blades for power plants. This feat, achieved through wire…
How a 3D Printed Mouse Robot Named NeRmo Could Change the Game of Robotics
Bridging the gap between nature’s designs and human ingenuity, a newcomer in the field of robotics is making waves. Dubbed NeRmo, short for Neurorobotic Mouse, this creation blends biology and…
Complete Soft Robotic Hand Represents Culmination of Inkbit Research
Relying on Inkbit’s vision-controlled jetting (VCJ) technology, researchers from ETH Zurich, along with the Inkbit team, have 3D printed soft and hard structures in single job to create a robotic…
“Hardware at the Speed of Software”: Inkbit’s CEO on the Future of Materials in 3D Printing
Inkbit, the Massachusetts-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Vista line of 3D printers, has launched a new material offering, TEPU 50A, at Formnext 2023 (November 7-10 in Frankfurt, Germany)….
Disney’s 3D Printed Robot Steals the Show at IEEE IROS 2023 Conference
At the intersection of imagination and cutting-edge technology, Disney Research has outdone itself once again. Using 3D printing, they unveiled a captivating child-size bipedal robot at the 2023 IEEE/RSJ International…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 14, 2023: Smart Gloves, Architectural Ceramics, & More
We’re starting off 3D Printing News Briefs with research about vat photopolymerization for high viscosity resin, and then 3D printed smart mesh gloves. Robotics and 3D printing in architectural ceramics…
