Robotics
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Fashion and tech come together in ‘Like Insects’ collection
Bugs fly, pollinate, bite and, as it turns out, inspire fashion collections. Dutch fashion-tech designer Anouk Wipprecht—whose work we’ve covered extensively over the years—has provided her mentorship to a cohort…
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Caracol acquires Weber’s additive manufacturing assets
Caracol, a global leader in large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), announces the acquisition of IP and robotic machine configuration assets from the additive division of Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik GmbH, a German…
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Biomimicry takes flight in 3D printed BionicBee
Humans have long been interested in biomimicry as an approach to designing more efficient materials and systems. While some early attempts were not so successful—such as Da Vinci’s bird-inspired human…
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This off-road logistics robot is fully 3D printed
A few months ago, we covered a story about a sustainable camper van that was 3D printed by Ukrainian startup Lemki Robotix and German 3D printing company iSCALE 3D. Now,…
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Hexagon launches AEON, a humanoid built for industry
Hexagon, the global leader in measurement technology, launched a humanoid robot, AEON, at its flagship Hexagon LIVE Global event. Why is this relevant to additive manufacturing? Apart from the fact…
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Researchers 3D print soft robots powered by air pressure
According to the University of Edinburgh, scientists have created the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them. The flexible, four-legged devices were developed…
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Researchers 3D print color-changing, stress-responsive materials
According to Penn State, a multidisciplinary team, including researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has successfully developed a cutting-edge method to 3D print cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers…
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Researchers develop new class of 3D printed ceramics
According to the University of Houston, researchers have developed a new class of ceramic structures that can bend under pressure, without breaking. Potential applications for this technology range from medical…
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MIT engineers 3D print multidirectional muscle tissue
According to MIT, researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique to 3D print artificial muscle tissue capable of contracting in multiple directions – paving the way for more versatile, muscle-powered biohybrid…
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Researchers optimize behavior of 3D printed materials
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Imperial College London, and the BC Materials research center in the Basque Country, has developed an innovative…
