Robotics
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Making predictions on the future of AM is not overly difficult. The industry is going to grow. It’s going to grow because it cannot be otherwise. It is still too…
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Edward WakefieldSeptember 13, 2022
Orbital Composites secures second US Air Force contract
Orbital Composites, an official Kuka Systems partner, has been selected by AFWERX, a program office at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) that connects innovators across government, industry, and academia,…
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Optomec Inc., a leader in metal additive manufacturing solutions, and Acme Manufacturing, a global leader in robotic material removal systems, are set to showcase an industry-first, fully automated work cell,…
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MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing ‘sensorizing’ structures using materials with tunable mechanical properties, that sense how they are moving and interacting with the environment. The researchers…
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EVO 3D is set to offer CEADs technology components as part of one of their customized pellet 3D printer packages. The partnership will mainly be geared towards end-part applications for…
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The lack of dexterity in robots is partly because artificial grippers lack the fine tactile sense of the human fingertip, which is used to guide our hands as we pick…
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MX3D, the company that created the world’s first metal bridge using 3D printing, in the Netherlands, has once again used its Robotic Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology to create…
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Davide SherFebruary 23, 2022
Electrovoxel robotic cubes shapeshift in outer space
If faced with the choice of sending a swarm of full-sized, distinct robots to space, or a large crew of smaller robotic modules, you might want to enlist in the…
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Caracol welcomes 2022 with great news: SAI Global has certified Caracol and its Robotic Large Scale Additive Manufacturing process for the production of aerospace parts, with the globally recognized AS/EN…
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Dr. Stephen G. GrayDecember 22, 2021
The rise of the 4D bioprinting industry
When I first heard of 4D, I thought it was nothing more than a marketing gimmick. I was starting to feel like we were staring down the barrel of a…