artificial intelligence
Parkway VC Launches $60M Fund Targeting Simulation and AI Startups
Emerging New York investment firm Parkway Venture Capital is raising up to $60 million for its second fund aimed at startups pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) and simulation developments to drive…
Twikit’s Laddy Mass Customizes Lattices with Predictable Mechanical Properties for 3D Printing
Mass customization software firm Twikit has a number of products that mass customize anything from jewelry to orthotics, car parts and sports gear. Now, it’s broadened the application area of…
MIT: Speaking with Spiders Could Improve 3D Printers and Materials
A group of MIT scientists reported that they could transform spider’s silk threads into musical instruments. The long-standing experiment involves an innovative method that uses data sonification to convert 3D…
Hyperganic Raises $7.8M in First Venture Round for AI-Driven 3D Printing
Embarking on a journey to recreate nature’s most complex designs through artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D printing, German company Hyperganic raised $7.8 million in its first venture round on February…
AI-Powered Blacksmith Software Now Available for Markforged X7 3D Printers
In early 2019, Joris Peels spoke with Markforged CEO Greg Mark about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in 3D printing, and Mark said that software had always been “an…
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…
3D Predict’s AI-Driven Software to Make 3D Printed Aligners in US
Instead of metal braces, clear aligners, also known as invisible aligners, are becoming increasingly popular for straightening out pearly whites. According to NewMouth, some of the most popular brands of…
AI Driven Bioprinting Speeds up Tissue Engineering
Researchers at Rice University used artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up the development of 3D printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal. A team led by computer scientist Lydia Kavraki of…
DoE Awards $800,000 to 3D Printed Microreactor Project
A microreactor is a small container with two important components: a stir bar to mix chemical samples, and a thin needle for spraying and ionizing the samples for analysis with…
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…
ORNL’s New AI Platform Assesses 3D Printed Parts in Real-Time
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is behind the development of a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) software called Peregrine, meant to improve the quality of functional parts being produced via…
3DP AIPerfecter Offers Part Analysis to 3D Printing Service Bureaus
Service bureaus offer the ability to have prototypes and parts fabricated on professional equipment (especially important as some designers may not have access to any 3D printing resources) and in…
Greater Potential for Artificial Intelligence in Additive Manufacturing
Researchers from China continue in the quest to continually top 3D printing capabilities, adding complex layers with other technologies into the fold, as detailed in the recently published ‘Smart additive…
REJOINT Uses EBM, Sensors & IoT Data for Patient-Specific Knee Surgery
REJOINT is an Italy-based medical device company specializing in Total Knee Arthroplasty operations that received 3 million Euro in EU Horizon 2030 funding in 2019. The firm is seeking US…
TPM to Increase Additive Production Processes with ZVerse360 Digital Manufacturing Platform
Two South Carolina-based companies are partnering up for the purposes of speeding production processes. Digital manufacturing technology company ZVerse, Inc. has developed the a CAD as a Service (CADaaS) platform…
Spaghetti Detective: Open Source AI Software Detects Prints Gone Wrong
Desktop 3D printer users are quite familiar with the mishaps of some print job going wrong and extruders spilling material all over their machine while they’re out at the store…
HEXWAVE: Waving Goodbye to “Threat” of 3D Printed Guns?
3D printed guns remain a controversy, despite the comparatively little threat they pose compared to mass-produced weaponry (that isn’t to say that there are no dangers to the technology). As…
Stratasys & DSM Venturing Lead $12 Million Round in Support of Inkbit
Stratasys and DSM Venturing (venture capital arm of Royal DSM) lead the way in yet more financing for startups, acting as the major sources of funding support of $12 million total,…
GE Research: Need for Speed in Computing to Integrate Artificial Intelligence and 3D Printing
“I feel the need…the need for speed!” That iconic line was spoken by US Navy fighter pilots Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) in the 1986 action movie…
2d3d.ai: 3D Reconstruction from a 2D Image Using a Neural Network
As artificial intelligence begins to take a real hold in the technology department, we are able to loosen the reins a bit as humans and relax while the innovations we…
3D Print the New Youbionic Human Arm at Home or Through a Service
Youbionic, founded in 2015, has recently released its new Human Arm. The wildly creative Italian tech startup is on a mission to accentuate already sophisticated technology around the world, while…
Beijing: Researchers Improving 3D Printing with Artificial Intelligence
Researchers from Tsinghua University are investigating artificial intelligence and all that surrounds it, from materials to workflow, performance, and all the elements of intelligent construction. Their experiments are outlined in…
3D Printing News Briefs: September 27, 2019
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, colorFabb has announced a new flexible filament, and All Axis Robotics is using MakerBot technology to make custom tooling parts. Additionally, a strategic partnership…
Markforged Demonstrating its Blacksmith AI
Accuracy in Additive Manufacturing (AM), from the CAD design to the printing process, is not always easy to deliver. Companies are working hard at trying to ensure consistency and repeatability…
