3d printing robots
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…
The Race to Automate Aerospace: A Talk with JPB Système CEO Damien Marc
I hadn’t heard of aerospace/defense manufacturer JPB Système, based in France with additional offices in the US and Poland, until about a month ago. This isn’t a reflection on JPB…
Origami Metal Folding Gets Boost from 3D Printing Software
Swedish firm Stilride has partnered with 3D printing software startup ADAXIS to help implement its STILFOLD technology, which uses robotic arms to curve and bend steel into functional structures. Founded…
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 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…
New 3D Printed Continuum Soft Robot Can Lift 3 Pounds
Usually when we think of robots in everyday life, it’s something anthropomorphic, maybe a cross between C-3PO and Rosie the robot maid from The Jetsons. But robots don’t always represent…
Ceramics 3D Printing Robots May Save Ancient Relics
3D printing continues to assist in the preservation and restoration of historical relics, with industrial robotics and alternative materials offering even more potential. Chinese researcher Jia-zheng Zhu, of Nanjing Normal…
University of Arkansas: Research Group Delegates 3D Printing Duties to Their Swarm of Robots
“Individuality is what drives humans.” – Wenchao Zhou 3D printing and robotics have been a match for decades, and they continue to have a future together in manufacturing. When it…
Thesis Focuses on Using Cooperative 3D Printing with Robots to Improve the Technology’s Scalability
Obviously, the size of your 3D print is limited to the size of your 3D printer…you wouldn’t try and 3D print a building, no matter how small, using a desktop…
How Much Will The University Tuition Be For My Robot Love Child?
What will the future bring us? Will technology save or damn us? In the past antidotes to techno-optimism could readily be found in Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. Decades ago…
Siemens STEM Day Offers 3D Printing and STEM Education Lessons for Teachers and Students
With operations spread over nearly 200 countries, global company Siemens provides automation, digitalization, and electrification products. The company, which won an award from ASME this year for its 3D printed…
GE Global Research Developing Cold Spray Technology, Speeding Up Laser 3D Printing Processes
Cold spray technology involves metal powder fed through a supersonic nozzle, attached to a robotic arm, at high pressure and into a heated nitrogen or helium gas stream. Then, many…
MIT CSAIL’s Interactive Robogami System Makes it Easy to Design and 3D Print Your Own Origami-Inspired Robots
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…
Now on Kickstarter: The Affordable Dobot M1 Robot Arm That Does Everything
A little more than a year ago, we were introduced to the Dobot, a low-cost, precision desktop robotic arm with multiple toolheads. The Kickstarter campaign raised an incredible $615,000, shattering…
Soccer Playing, 3D Printed MANAV Robot Debuts at IIT Mumbai TechFest
MANAV, which the developers say is India’s first 3D printed humanoid robot, was launched at IIT Mumbai TechFest recently. Built by the A-SET Training & Research Institute in New Delhi, the…
Students Break Architectural Design Barriers Using 3D Printing Robots at Bartlett School of Architecture’s RC4
In London, Bartlett School of Architecture’s RC4 offers masters-level courses, and is composed of a research cluster which is taking on the challenges of architectural design in 3D printing through…
Researchers Develop Minibuilders, Tiny Robots Capable of 3D Printing Large Buildings
It is amazing how quickly the technologies around 3D printing have been developing over the last couple of years. Not only are we seeing Moore’s Law-like increases in the speeds…
