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Making 3-D printing as simple as printing on paper

  08 May 2017
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....

3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings

  01 May 2017
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...

NASA spinoffs: Bringing space down to Earth

  24 Apr 2017
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...

Want to build a Moon base? Easy, just print it

  21 Apr 2017
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...

PLA vs. ABS: What’s the difference?

  14 Apr 2017
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 ...

3D-printed houses and cars on the horizon as manufacturing goes large

  01 Mar 2017
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...

NAIST OpenHand M2S released

  16 Feb 2017
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...

When being a woman in robotics gives you the edge

  31 Jan 2017
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 ...

Open Bionics partners with NHS for feasibility study to develop hands for amputees

  19 Jan 2017
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...

#CES2017 in pictures

  13 Jan 2017
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...

QuadBot: The 3D printed crab-bot scuttling beyond its Kickstarter goal

  09 Dec 2016
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 ...

Students develop cheap 3D printing technique for soft robotics

  09 Nov 2016
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...

Sticky business: Five adhesives tested for 3D printing

  28 Oct 2016
[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 ...

Foundry tool: Multi-material designing for 3-D printing

  13 Oct 2016
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...

3-D printed robots with shock-absorbing skins

  03 Oct 2016
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...

Autonomous mobile additive manufacturing robot runs circles around traditional 3D printers

  18 Dec 2015
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 ...

Nailbot: A ‘nail art’ robot that inspires creativity

and   17 Nov 2015
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...

Rock Print: A zero-waste 3D-printed structure made only of rock and thread

and   07 Oct 2015
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...

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....

A bionic model is born

  17 Mar 2015
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...

Better micro-actuators to transport materials in liquids

and   18 Nov 2014
Researchers have developed improved forms of tiny magnetic actuators thanks to new materials and a microscopic 3D printing technology....

Maker Club: Learn to code, design and build 3D printed robots!

  10 Nov 2014
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...

NASA 3D prints rocket injector, initial tests successful | NASA News

  29 Aug 2014
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...

Home Depot starts selling 3-D printers in stores | Bloomberg

  14 Jul 2014
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...

3d printer builds houses in China | The Guardian

  14 Jul 2014
http://youtu.be/OYqBxEAtXZA See more at The Guardian and Mashable....

The race to build the first 3D-printed building | WIRED UK

  04 Jun 2013
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...

3D printing: Is the law ready for the future?

  28 May 2013
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...

New additive manufacturing method builds up objects with real 3D curves instead of 2D layers

  21 May 2013
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...

Kickstarter, Indiegogo and robotic start-up companies

  24 Mar 2013
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...

B9Creator taking post-Kickstarter preorders

  30 Jan 2013
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...

Print your own InMoov animatronic robot | Gizmag

  23 Jan 2013
“Now that 3D printing technology is taking off, some truly unique projects are beginning to emerge from all sorts of talented people. Take Gael Langevin, a French sculptor and model marker who has s...

Dutch architect to build “endless” house with 3D printer | 3D printer & 3D printing news

  20 Jan 2013
Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars (39) from Universe Architecture in Amsterdam designed a one-piece building which will be built on a 3D printer.See on www.3ders.org...

Filling a need… or feeding a diversion

  02 Jan 2013
  Today's robotics industry could use some strategic guidance, particularly in the area of healthcare.   It is clear to me that the next big markets for robotics are: SMEs (robot...

Lots of robots at CES, January 10-13 in Las Vegas

  20 Dec 2012
Many new vendors selling robotic consumer products at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 10-13....

Disney researchers use 3D printing to create simple displays and sensors

  06 Oct 2012
A group of engineers at Disney Research in Pittsburgh has demonstrated a range of new 3D printing techniques, allowing for the integration of elements such as displays and sensors into cheap, printed....

Stone Spray Project

  22 Aug 2012
The evolution of materials in robotics continues. In the case of the Stone Spray Project, from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, the new material is the end result of a 3d printing...







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