3d printed robots
3D Printed Robot, Roby, Hits Kickstarter to Teach Programming & Robotics to Kids
John Villwock and Mikhail Stolpner met at Cornell University, and while they were there, the pair say their introduction to the cutting edge of research and development got them excited…
Australian Brothers Nick and Chris Fryer Take On Muscular Dystrophy With 3D Printing
Duchenne muscular dystrophy – or DMD – is a genetic disorder which causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness in its victims. It’s caused by an absence of a protein called…
Greek Robotics Club 3D Prints Incredibly Fast Line Following Robots
The technologies of robotics and 3D printing continue to converge. While in essence, a 3D printer is a robot itself, it’s the robots that are able to be fabricated via 3D printing which…
Carter Hurd Builds a 3D Printed Battlebot
Carter Hurd is on the way to earning a degree in mechanical engineering at Ohio State University, where he’s a teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program. He works with…
Robots for the Movie ‘Chappie’ Were 3D Designed and Printed by Weta WorkShop & Image Engine
There is little doubt that one day robots will be an incredibly important part of our lives. In fact some of the best minds of our generation even have expressed…
NY Students Win PTC Design Award for Leonidas, A 3D Printed Robot
When I was growing up, I had the privilege of spending great amounts of time in the summer with my grandparents. My grandfather, who had dedicated his life to science,…
Affordability, My Dear WatsonBot; A 3D Printed Robot Built for Less Than $50
3D printing is opening a world of possibilities for custom gadgets and creative designers. It is enabling people to think of unique and fun ideas combining hobby electronics and a…
Lithuanian Programmer 3D Prints Robotic Tank Replica from Sci-Fi Movie ‘Ghost in the Shell’
While 3D printing is a futuristic technology that’s mind-blowing all on its own, just as it stands today, it is fueled by a community that is inspired and moving at…
Meet Nellie, the 3D Printed Weed-Picking Robot
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. 3D printing and robotics will continue to converge in the coming years, leading to mass customization of robotic devices which we…
ORIGIBOT: 3D Printed and WebRTC-Enabled Telepresence Robot to Launch Tomorrow on Indiegogo
The ORIGIBOT, a fully robotic platform which connects with an Android tablet or phone via a free app built by Origin Robotics, Inc., is “a complete telepresence solution.” So what…
PrintME 3D Makes 3D Printable Robots Accessible With New BQ Robotic Kits
London-based PrintME 3D is one of Europe’s leading 3D printing specialists, offering one-stop online shopping for many of your 3D printing needs. You can purchase 3D printers (they sell BQ, CEL…
Pakistani Students Create 3D Printed Mobile Obstacle Avoidance Robots with Help from LearnOBots
From my talks with several CEOs of large 3D printing companies, one topic always comes up, one that many of these companies are very passionate about. That topic is 3D…
Just Robots: 3D Printed Robot Figurines from the UK Evoke Nostalgia
There’s something pretty outrageous — and admirable — about creating a culture of nostalgia for something that actually never even existed aside from in the collective imagination. We’re talking about…
XYZRobots — 3D Printable Supreme Robot Soldiers Launch at 2015 CES
As new applications emerge for 3D printing, the market will prosper. That’s the general ideology of many companies and their executives with whom I have spoken at CES this week….
3D Printed Robots Farm Synthetic Cells to Point Toward Human Origin
With all the talk, not to mention a multitude of sci-fi movies, about artificially intelligent ‘beings’ taking over the planet one day and killing off the human race as we…
DyRoS, the 3D Printed Humanoid Robot, Presented at ‘Humanoids 2014’
He’s upright. He’s functional. He even dances. This is the humanoid robot design, also known as DyRoS, produced through CNC machining after using the invaluable process of 3D design and…
Microscopic 3D Printing May Allow Micro-Robots to Deliver Medicine Inside Your Body
I didn’t really see this one coming, and if you did, I am duly impressed. With 3D printing technology, it’s not all about the external. Many medical breakthroughs due to 3D…
Norwegian Robotics Team Designs 3D Printed, Self-Learning Robots
A research team at the Robotics and Intelligent Systems laboratory at the University of Oslo’s Department of Informatics is in the process of designing and programming 3D printed robots that…
MIT Working On 3D Printed Self Assembling Robots
If you thought that the 3D printed robot named Jimmy, which Intel has been showing off this past week was cool, then you will really be impressed by a project…