Robotics
3D Printing News Briefs, December 3, 2020: Continuous Composites, AIMS, ULTRAWAVE, Digital Building Technologies, QOROX, Disney
In this edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, Continuous Composites has opened a new manufacturing facility, while Kickstarter device AIMS was designed to fully automate 3D printing with an AI…
Project Olympus: ICON Chosen by NASA to Develop Moon Base 3D Printing Tech
The hype around additive construction continues to grow. Unlike the days in which WinSun would “3D print” a six-story apartment building, we’re seeing numerous projects undertaken by a variety of…
Origami Inspires 3D Printed Soft Robotics
Researchers from China have been inspired by origami structures and materials, leading them to the more complex development of robotics, as presented in the recently published “Origami spring-inspired metamaterials and…
Self-Learning Robot Autonomously Moves Molecules, Setting Stage for Molecular 3D Printing
If you know even just a little bit about science, you probably already know that molecules are often referred to as “the building blocks of life.” Made of a group…
Researchers Introduce New LITA Method of Carbon Fiber 3D Printing
Researchers from the University of Delaware are combining thermoset polymers with carbon fiber to make a composite for their new technique: localized inplane thermal assisted (LITA) 3D printing. Carbon fibers…
Intel Develops $50 3D Printed OpenBot to Advance Robotics Accessibility
Researchers at Intel Labs have developed a smart robot that anyone with a smartphone can build, using open source code, a 3D printer, and $50. What is different with this…
Robotic Bioprinting Platform Aims to Cure Gastric Wounds from Inside the Body
We’ve seen handheld bioprinters used to draw new cells onto bone and print skin to help heal burn wounds, and now a pair of researchers from China’s Tsinghua University have…
Guinness Certifies World’s Longest 3D Printed Concrete Bridge in China
Last year in February, a team at the Tsinghua University School of Architecture built a 26.3 meter long concrete bridge, claimed to be the world’s longest 3D printed bridge. Just…
Boston Dynamics Dog Gets 3D Printed Robot Replica — And It’s Open Source
We’ve seen 3D printed robots that are capable of completing a multitude of tasks, from tattooing a person’s arm and ringing a gong to vacuuming, building houses, and mowing the lawn….
3D Printed SlothBot Aids Conservation Efforts in Atlanta
A new resident will be living high above the ground in the Atlanta Botanical Garden for the next few months, and while it may resemble an animal, it’s actually a…
Mobile Robotic System 3D Prints Single-Piece Concrete Structures
The scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have spent a lot of time and energy over the last few years researching construction 3D printing with concrete materials. Two…
Anouk Wipprecht’s 3D Printed Proximity Dresses Are Perfect for Social Distancing
If you don’t remember the stunning and technical work from Anouk Wipprecht—the Dutch fashion design working on “rethinking fashion in the age of digitalization” by combining engineering, fashion, robotics, science,…
University of Leeds: 3D Printing Folding Robots Inspired by Origami
Akeel Abtan recently submitted a PhD thesis, ‘Design and Fabrication of Origami Elements for use in a Folding Robot Structure,’ to the University of Leeds (Institute of Design, Robotics and…
Japan: Real-Time Tumor Tracking & Quality Assurance with 3D Printed Phantoms & Moving Robotic Platform
Researchers from Yamaguchi University in Japan enrolled three lung cancer patients in a study about their work assessing a dynamic moving phantom system that can reproduce patient anatomy and 3D…
Brazil: 3D Printing an Affordable & Programmable Robotic Prosthetic
Brazilian researchers Thiago A. do Carmo, Regina E. S. Cabette, and Renato G. Gomes delve further into 3D printed prosthetics, releasing their findings in the recently published ‘Prototype of robotic…
3D Bioprinting Soft Actuators: Multiple Materials & Topology Optimization
In the recently published ‘Effects of Topology Optimization in Multimaterial 3D Bioprinting of Soft Actuators,’ international researchers delve further into the fabrication of soft robotics, bordering on the 4D as…
Open Source Robotic Indoor Airship with 3D Printed Frame
3D printing is often used in the fabrication of airplane and spacecraft components, but many also turn to the technology to make smaller flying systems, like drones, RC and model…
Purdue University Researchers 3D Printing Microrobots with Integrated Color
Researchers from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University have developed an innovative new patterning approach for applications like drug delivery in biomedical applications. Detailing their research in the…
NTU Singapore: Robotic Post-Processing System Removes Residual Powder from 3D Printed Parts
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore wrote a paper, titled “Development of a Robotic System for Automated Decaking of 3D-Printed Parts,” about their work attempting to circumvent a significant…
Using Robotic GMAW Additive Manufacturing to Make Metal Components for Industrial Applications
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) additive manufacturing is a more affordable metal technology, with a high deposition rate for potentially fabricating medium and large components. Van Thao Le, with Le…
Grant Imahara Uses Digital Modeling & 3D Printing to Make Adorable Animatronic Baby Yoda
I do love a good Star Wars 3D print, and I know many others do as well. A popular character in the Star Wars universe is obviously Jedi Master Yoda,…
German Researchers Develop 3D Printed Hand Prosthetics Controlled by Augmented Reality Glasses
In the recently published ‘Non-contact visual control of personalized hand prostheses/exoskeletons by tracking using augmented reality glasses,’ German researchers Simon Hazubski, Harald Hoppe, and Andreas Otte (all from Offenburg University)…
Twente AM Live Streams Large-Scale 3D Printing of Concrete Formwork
Dutch company Twente Additive Manufacturing B.V. (Twente AM, or TAM) is working to change the home building industry for the better, by challenging traditional construction methods through the use of…
Korea: The 3D Printable Open-Source Anthropomorphic Robot Hand System (HRI)
Hyeonjun Park and Donghan Kim of Kyung Hee University in Korea are innovating within the robotics realm, detailing their efforts in the recently published ‘An open-source anthropomorphic robot hand system:…
