3d printed electronics

Smart Hands: Researchers are 3D Printing Lightweight Bionic Prosthetics With Muscle-like Wires

The use of–and the art of developing–prosthetics has a history nearly as old as humanity itself. Obviously, if you’ve never lost a limb or experienced the challenge of trying to…

He Walks, Talks, Follows: DIY 3D Printed Home Robot, Complete with Drink & Plate Holder, Hits Indiegogo

While robotics has been one of the technologies ‘of the future’ ever since I can remember, the field is finally coming into its own led by demands in manufacturing, along…

3D Printing a Smart Cap that Knows When Milk is Spoiled

Currently, milk in my household undergoes a complex and highly scientific process before we determine if it is still safe to drink. I remove the milk container from the refrigerator,…

Japanese Doctor’s Hobby & Dreams Take Flight with 3D Printed Ornithopters, Collection Grows

The human fascination with flight has been going on forever. Such envy we experience in watching a simple bird or more complex predator fly almost as high as the heavens;…

3D Printed Solar UAV to Function as Bush Plane for Spotting Poachers in Africa

The unmanned aerial vehicle is one of an autonomous nature, so it’s only fitting that it should be produced through a technology that allows its creator great autonomy as well–in…

AMRC Fully Embeds Electronics Within 3D Printed SLA Objects with 3D Systems Projet 6000 Printer

A lot has been made about the 3D printing of electronics. As 3D printing technology has progressed over the past couple of years, we have begun to see both 3D…

TRINAMIC Motion Control Releases Streamlined TMC2100 Stepper Motor, Embraced by 3D Printing Community

Developers can breathe a small sigh of relief today as they can look forward to easier and much faster redesigns with less stress on deadlines due to a new stepper…

Make this 3D Printed Laser Engraver for Just $20

The 3D printed photon printer, a micro laser engraver by Stephen Brockett, is the result of a weekend project that just kept on going, with both the fun and reward…

Nascent Objects Allows You to Order & Customize 3D Printed Electronics with Interchangeable ‘Snap-In’ Modules

You may be discovering from a workshop that attempting to 3D print electronics from scratch isn’t as easy as you initially thought–and streamlining the process could not only take down the…

Brains & Beauty: A 3D Printed Battery Pack for LED Hikaru Skirt

“Any girl can and should make, code, and hack.” – SexyCyborg While lighting and fashion have gone hand in hand forever, it seems, it’s usually in the case of strobe…

Competing For Luxexcel Award, Students Produce 3D Printed Malaria Diagnostic Tool & More

Students at TU Delft of the Netherlands are not only enthused about using 3D printing to do good in the world, and especially developing countries, but indeed they very well may have…

These 3D Printed Electronic Headphones are the Next Wave in Manufacturing

These headphones designed by Maxime Loiseau are much more than simply an aesthetic statement, they’re constructed with a printed electronics manufacturing technology which obviates the need for separate wiring and…

15 of The Most Popular 3D Printing Stories For The First Half of 2015

As we rapidly approach the halfway point of 2015, two questions have popped into my head. The first, “Where has the first half of the year gone?” And the second,…

3D Printing is About to Get Even More ‘Conductive’ with Graphene 3D Lab Doubling Production Capacity

With the 3D printing materials space expanding each and everyday, it’s those companies which are willing to spend capital resources to expand their presence that will ultimately win out in…

Codename Colossus: This 3D Printed Hexapod Robotic Toy Features 435 Hand-Painted Parts

Once you get into a project and really start pumping, the pressure you can put on yourself to get an intricate model just right can be far greater–and more motivating–than…

UK’s CPI & The University of Kent Team Up to 3D Print a Wearable Tracking Bracelet

3D printing has unquestionably changed the way that all of the products that we use on a daily basis are designed and manufactured. From product development using rapid prototyping to…

Share Your Emotional State With That Special Someone Using The 3D Printed FEELix

How many social media profiles do you have? If you are like most people you use at least two or three, and many people have more like five or six…

3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — June 13, 2015

This week’s stories we missed may produce a heavy sigh for those wondering how they can merge all of their favorite pastimes — eating potato chips, building with Legos, controlling a 3D printed robot…

This Week’s Top 3D Printable 3DShare Models: A Paddleboat, “Buzz Nerve” Toy, Nude-ish Figurine & More!

It’s that time of the week again when we roll out the top 3D printable models from 3D Share. This week we have two creations from UK-based Tony Jones, a…

Researchers at UTEP 3D Print Drone with Electronics Already Embedded Within

The allure of 3D printed drones is very strong. A large number of projects have been completed recently all over the world which build on the excitement of this combination of technologies….

The Magic of Graphene Further Defined: Researchers Use Carbon Material for 3D Printing Wi-Fi Antennae

While graphene may be considered the golden goose of new materials emerging in the 3D printing industry, the fact that it is imbued with conductive features has been a source…

Disney Research Lab Creates 3D Printed Robots that Emulate Animated Characters

As annual passholders to Disney, my family and I spend many weekends there getting more than our money’s worth of fun–as well as deep inspiration. While I lumber in the…

This 3D Printed RC Hovercraft is Quite Powerful

One has to wonder how hobbyists survived before the advent of 3D printing and all the options and DIY ideas flowing from one creative individual to another via avenues like…

Stratasys and Voxel8 Discuss 3D Printing and Robotics at RoboUniverse

Ryan Sybrant, Senior Manager, Global Manufacturing Solutions Sales at Stratasys, took the stage on the second day of the RoboUniverse Conference & Expo to speak at the 3D Printing and Robotics…