Robotics
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Cyborg cockroaches fitted with 3D printed underwater suits
A team of researchers from NTU Singapore and Waseda University in Japan have developed a 3D printed diving suit that enables cyborg cockroaches to survive underwater on missions. “That enables…
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Menlo Research’s Asimov humanoid kit puts 3D printed parts front and center
Singapore-based Menlo Research has built its Asimov humanoid robot kit around a manufacturing philosophy that sidesteps traditional CNC machining. The majority of the platform’s structural components have been designed for…
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Harvard researchers print artificial muscle-like filaments that bend and twist on demand
Researchers at Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have produced 3D printed filaments that are capable of bending, twisting, expanding, or contracting in response to…
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Charles Darwin University leads on $1.2 million robotic road repair system
Charles Darwin University (CDU), Civiltech Solutions, and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) have formed a AUD $1.2 million (US $0.83m) industry-research partnership, to develop a robotic system capable…
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Korean researchers turn petroleum refining waste into 4D printed soft robotics
The crude oil refining process generates substantial waste and by-products such as elemental sulfur, which is typically converted into sulfuric acid and used as a fertilizer. However, we are at…
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UT Austin 3D prints capsule robot for gastrointestinal diagnostics
Researchers at the MINIMAX lab at the University of Texas (UT) Austin have developed a 3D printable, magnetically steerable capsule robot that’s been designed to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal (GI)…
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E.L.M.O., the window-cleaning robot made possible with EOS 3D printing
Window cleaning comes with a high level of risk for humans, with a not insignificant number of workers suffering injury or death on the job. When it comes to cleaning…
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How Romanian robotics team WATT’s UP is advocating for STEM
The future of robotics and technological innovation more broadly will soon be in the hands of today’s youth, which makes it important to get kids all over the world engaged…
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XPeng IRON uses DLP 3D printed lattices for soft actuator systems and other parts
When XPeng unveiled its humanoid robot, IRON, the spotlight initially focused on its human-like motion. But a live-stage demonstration by CEO He Xiaopeng shifted attention to the machine’s internals—specifically, a…
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Allonic transforms robotics manufacturing with 3D Tissue Braiding
Hungarian startup Allonic Ltd. is developing a highly innovative process for manufacturing complex, compliant robotics that leverages 3D printing and its own technology, 3D Tissue Braiding. In recognition of this…
