3D Printing

3D micro-printing forms the world’s smallest scope for looking inside blood vessels

Posted by Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | 3D Printing |

Exploring the nooks and crannies of the body’s organs seems fodder for a sci-fi movie. Yet, an...

Posted by Age of Robots | May 14, 2020 | 3D Printing |

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These insect-inspired robots are faster and cheaper to make thanks to to ‘flexoskeletons”

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 26, 2020 | 3D Printing |

Engineers have developed a new method that doesn’t require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The structures were inspired by insect exoskeletons, which have both soft and rigid parts — the researchers called their creations ‘flexoskeletons.’

Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 12, 2019 | 3D Printing |

Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.

3D-Printed Robot Hand ‘Plays’ the Piano

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 4, 2019 | 3D Printing |

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist.

3D-printed lithium-ion batteries

Posted by Age of Robots | Nov 5, 2018 | 3D Printing |

researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.

Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used

Posted by Age of Robots | Oct 29, 2018 | 3D Printing |

Engineers have developed 3D printed devices that can track and store their own use — without using batteries or electronics. Instead, this system uses a method called backscatter, through which a device can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it with an antenna.

Research Brief: Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’

Posted by Age of Robots | Sep 22, 2018 | 3D Printing |

A team of researchers has, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a ‘bionic eye’ that could someday help blind people see or sighted people see better.

‘Smart’ Machine Components Alert Users to Damage and Wear

Posted by Age of Robots | Aug 24, 2018 | 3D Printing |

Scientists have used advanced additive manufacturing technology to create ‘smart’ machine components that alert users when they are damaged or worn.

Producing sensors with an inkjet printer

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 6, 2018 | 3D Printing |

Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) can be printed on gelatin and other soft materials.

First 3D printed human corneas

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 4, 2018 | 3D Printing |

The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University.

Researchers 3D print electronics and cells directly on skin

Posted by Age of Robots | May 13, 2018 | 3D Printing |

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time.

Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robots

Posted by | May 3, 2018 | 3D Printing |

To overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint U.S. Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.