The next step in 3D printing could be something called mobile manufacturing. Siemens researchers in Princeton, New Jersey have developed prototype spider-like robots that can work collaboratively to print structures and surfaces, thus potentially accelerating production of large-scale, complex structures such as the fuselages of planes and the hulls of ships. Continue reading “Meet SiSpis, a new army of robot spiders equipped with artificial intelligence and 3D printing nozzles”
3D Printed Robot that Tutors, DJs & Protects Home Launches on Kickstarter for $499
He sees. He listens. He understands. With a Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise $10K, and halfway through its launch, the XLR-ONE Personal Robot Companion is gaining ground toward fruition steadily — with good reason. How many kids can say they had a robot help them with their homework last night? Continue reading “3D Printed Robot that Tutors, DJs & Protects Home Launches on Kickstarter for $499”
The Swarmscapers: Students Create 3D Printing Robots Capable of Building in Outlying Areas
Imagine a reality of 3D printing robots, in a community unto themselves, diligently working in unpredictable temperatures and conditions, strong and steady — just taking care of business. Efficiently. Perfectly. Without complaint. This is what a group of student architects are perfecting with the Swarmscapers. Continue reading “The Swarmscapers: Students Create 3D Printing Robots Capable of Building in Outlying Areas”
Soccer Playing, 3D Printed MANAV Robot Debuts at IIT Mumbai TechFest (VIDEO)
MANAV, which the developers say is India’s first 3D printed humanoid robot, was launched at IIT Mumbai TechFest recently. Built by the A-SET Training & Research Institute in New Delhi, the first humanoid robot made its debut at the IIT Bombay campus this past weekend. Continue reading “Soccer Playing, 3D Printed MANAV Robot Debuts at IIT Mumbai TechFest (VIDEO)”
Qualcomm combines 3D Printing with sensors
At Qualcomm’s Uplinq developer conference, The CEO Mollenkopf demoed a Snapdragon-based, three-wheeled robot equipped with a smartphone camera and depth sensor in its dragon-shaped face, as well as 22 force feedback actuators guiding it to pick up objects and deposit them in bins. Continue reading “Qualcomm combines 3D Printing with sensors”
Squishy robots: Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states
In the movie “Terminator 2,” the shape-shifting T-1000 robot morphs into a liquid state to squeeze through tight spaces or to repair itself when harmed. Now a phase-changing material built from wax and foam, and capable of switching between hard and soft states, could allow even low-cost robots to perform the same feat. Continue reading “Squishy robots: Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states”
Modio app turns your iPad into a 3D monster toy design company
3D printing has brought the world some pretty awesome products, but Modio could be one of the coolest we’ve seen. Modio is an iOS app that lets you design your own “monster robot” from scratch, using a selection of different modules and colors. Once you’ve finished your amazing design, you can send it to a 3D printer and your toy comes to life, right before your eyes. Continue reading “Modio app turns your iPad into a 3D monster toy design company”
MIT Working On 3D Printed Self Assembling Robots (VIDEO)
If you thought that the 3D printed robot named Jimmy, which Intel has been showing off this past week was cool, then you will really be impressed by a project that is being worked on by MIT researchers. Continue reading “MIT Working On 3D Printed Self Assembling Robots (VIDEO)”
Details Emerge About Intel’s 3D Printed Robot ‘Jimmy’
If Intel has anything to say about it, by next year, their 3D printed, two foot tall robot intel-1named Jimmy will be available to the public. It may take a little assembly, but the vast majority of the robot does in fact originate from plastic filament extruded from a 3D printer. Continue reading “Details Emerge About Intel’s 3D Printed Robot ‘Jimmy’”
3D Printing Helps Create Roboy the Humanoid Robot
Work on Roboy first began last year, in early 2013, when the University of Zurich’s Artificial Intelligence Lab set to work on the next generation of robots. Their goal was to build a robot that could more accurately replicate how the human body works. Continue reading “3D Printing Helps Create Roboy the Humanoid Robot”