University of Tokyo
Flesh and Metal: Robot with 3D Printed Face and Living Skin
In an exciting leap for robotics, researchers at the University of Tokyo invented a way to attach living skin to robots. This technique, involving 3D printing and inspired by human…
Professor Reveals the History of Architecture in One 3D Printed Model
Architectural styles have changed over time, just as trends relating to almost anything change. To really follow the progress of architectural evolution, you’d have to look at a lot of…
A Look Inside the Japanese 3D Printing Industry
Japan, the leading country in technological advancement and research in Asia, is starting to observe a rapid development in its 3D printing industry as the demand for 3D printing technology…
Kengoro: 3D Printed Robot Works Up a Sweat at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems
We’ve certainly spent a lot of time considering what might happen when robots truly can think like us, but very likely not a lot (on the part of the layman,…
Flexible, 3D Printed, Solar Powered Thermal Alarm for Patient Monitoring
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built what they call a “fever alarm armband” capable of monitoring the vital signs of hospital patients using 3D inkjet printing. It’s a flexible,…
Japanese Researchers Propose a “Bone Bank” to Stockpile 3D Printed Bones
We’ve all heard of blood banks, and other similar stockpiles of necessary supplies for those who might need bodily fluids, like platelets. One of my fondest memories from my youth…
