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    3D printing


    Making 3-D printing as simple as printing on paper
    If you haven’t used a 3-D printer yet, you may be surprised to learn that it isn’t fully automated the way your office’s inkjet is....
    08 May 2017, by

    3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings
    The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the de...
    01 May 2017, by

    NASA spinoffs: Bringing space down to Earth
    In a time of “America First,” the benefits of space travel are clouded by the smoke of hyperbole. In reality, there has been over 2,000 inventions courtesy of NASA that are making our lives bette...
    24 April 2017, by

    Want to build a Moon base? Easy, just print it
    Planetary Resources, a company hoping to make asteroid mining into a trillion dollar industry, earlier this year unveiled the world’s first 3D printed object made from bits of an asteroid. 3D pri...
    21 April 2017, by

    PLA vs. ABS: What’s the difference?
    PLA and ABS are the 2 most common FDM desktop printing materials. Both are thermoplastics, meaning they enter a soft and moldable state when heated and then return to a solid when cooled. Via the FDM ...
    14 April 2017, by

    3D-printed houses and cars on the horizon as manufacturing goes large
    Housebuilders and makers of car parts in a few decades time may need nothing more than a large robotic arm, some raw ingredients and a programmable design, thanks to the next-generation of 3D printing...
    01 March 2017, by



    NAIST OpenHand M2S released
    The NAIST OpenHand M2S was developed by a team of students as part of the school’s annual CICP project (read the blog post about it here), in which students can propose and organize their own resear...
    16 February 2017, by

    When being a woman in robotics gives you the edge
    Robotics isn’t gender neutral, it’s gender blind. And that means that there are a lot of hidden opportunities for savvy investors and entrepreneurs. One of the first robotics companies I followed ...
    31 January 2017, by

    Open Bionics partners with NHS for feasibility study to develop hands for amputees
    Open Bionics is to be awarded to £100,000 through SBRI Healthcare, an NHS England initiative, as part of its new challenge to fund innovations that will support children living with disability and lo...
    19 January 2017, by

    #CES2017 in pictures
    CES 2017 has come and gone. As a first-timer in attendance, I couldn't help but marvel at the featured robots and all robotics related gadgets, toys, start-ups, wearables, and AI coming to market. I'l...
    13 January 2017, by

    QuadBot: The 3D printed crab-bot scuttling beyond its Kickstarter goal
    Robotics is becoming more accessible for many people, but the complexities of legged robots mean they remain beyond the reach of most consumers. The complex mechanics, electronics and code algorithms ...
    09 December 2016, by

    Students develop cheap 3D printing technique for soft robotics
    By Jurjen Slump. Students of Delft University of Technology have developed a new add-on for a 3D printer that can cast silicones inside a 3D printed shell during the printing process. This new, and...
    09 November 2016, by

    Sticky business: Five adhesives tested for 3D printing
    [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipPzi9J-M9w[/embed] We compared five adhesives for 3D printing applications on a Wanhao Duplicator i3. We’ll print a PLA (polylactide) cube, 1х1х1 cm in ...
    28 October 2016, by

    Foundry tool: Multi-material designing for 3-D printing
    3-D printing has progressed over the last decade to include multi-material fabrication, enabling production of powerful, functional objects. While many advances have been made, it still has been diffi...
    13 October 2016, by

    3-D printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
    Anyone who’s watched drone videos or an episode of BattleBots knows that robots can break - and often it’s because they don’t have the proper padding to protect themselves. But this week rese...
    03 October 2016, by

    Autonomous mobile additive manufacturing robot runs circles around traditional 3D printers
    By Adam Zewe | SEAS 3D printing is revolutionizing the way objects are created, from plastic toys to ceramic dental crowns. But the seemingly boundless possibilities of 3D printing technology have ...
    18 December 2015, by

    Nailbot: A ‘nail art’ robot that inspires creativity
    Launched last week on Indiegogo, the Nailbot prints instant custom art onto your fingernails from your phone. Behind the concept is a new kind of company -- a movement to inspire confidence in girls a...
    17 November 2015, by and

    Rock Print: A zero-waste 3D-printed structure made only of rock and thread
    Inspired to take 3D printing technology to new heights, ETH Zurich and MIT researchers create "Rock Print" -- a full-scale architectural installation on display at the Chicago Architecture Biennial u...
    07 October 2015, by and

    OpenBionics prosthetic hands: Open source, affordable, lightweight, anthropomorphic
    OpenΒionics is an open-source initiative for the development of affordable, light-weight, modular robot hands and prosthetic devices, and can be easily reproduced using off-the-shelf materials....
    09 April 2015, by , , , and

    A bionic model is born
    The personalisation of healthcare devices has been a growing trend in the maker-sphere. From gold-plated hearing aids, neon walking sticks, and sparkling blade prosthetics to 3D printed arm casts, peo...
    17 March 2015, by

    Better micro-actuators to transport materials in liquids
    Researchers have developed improved forms of tiny magnetic actuators thanks to new materials and a microscopic 3D printing technology....
    18 November 2014, by and

    Maker Club: Learn to code, design and build 3D printed robots!
    At Maker Club, we make 3D printed robotics projects that teach electronics, programming and CAD design. Every project is remote controlled using our Arduino-based bluetooth chip, the MakerConnect, and...
    10 November 2014, by

    NASA 3D prints rocket injector, initial tests successful | NASA News
    Engineers just completed hot-fire testing with two 3-D printed rocket injectors. Certain features of the rocket components were designed to increase rocket engine performance. The injector mixed liqui...
    29 August 2014, by

    Home Depot starts selling 3-D printers in stores | Bloomberg
    Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, will start selling 3-D printers today in stores for the first time, pushing deeper into a market that was once the domain of enginee...
    14 July 2014, by

    3d printer builds houses in China | The Guardian
    http://youtu.be/OYqBxEAtXZA See more at The Guardian and Mashable....
    14 July 2014, by

    The race to build the first 3D-printed building | WIRED UK
    Would you live in a house that came out of a printer? Would you prefer concrete, or plastic? Biodegradable, or weather resistant? Canal house or futuristic spider's nest? These are the questions faci...
    04 June 2013, by

    3D printing: Is the law ready for the future?
    Three dimensional printing turns bits into atoms. The technology is simply amazing. These machines draw on programming, art and engineering to enable people to design and build intricate, beautiful, f...
    28 May 2013, by

    New additive manufacturing method builds up objects with real 3D curves instead of 2D layers
    Mataerial is a new 3D printing method that uses extrusion technology and a two-component thermosetting polymer to build up objects on any working surface that the polymer can adhere to, including flo...
    21 May 2013, by

    Kickstarter, Indiegogo and robotic start-up companies
    At last weekend's Engadget Expand event in Fort Mason, San Francisco, Kickstarter's co-founder Yancey Strickler started off the show with a presentation of many of Kickstarter's crowd-funding success...
    24 March 2013, by

    B9Creator taking post-Kickstarter preorders
    Following an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign, which brought in more than ten times their original goal, B9Creator has begun accepting preorders for their high-resolution 3D printer kits. The...
    30 January 2013, by

     
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