Scientists now have the ability to create a complex robot hand with bones, tendons and ligaments using 3D printers … just like the android hosts use in Westworld!
Now that 3D printing is capable of creating objects using slow-curing plastics, the most human-like robotic hands ever can now be produced whenever someone wants to make them.
These robotic hands can even “feel” the pressure when they grasp objects making them even more realistic than they already look and act. “As a result, researchers can now 3D print complex, more durable robots from a variety of high-quality materials in one go,” reads a press release announcing the new scientific advancement. “This new technology also makes it easy to combine soft, elastic, and rigid materials. The researchers can also use it to create delicate structures and parts with cavities as desired.”
The technique, known as vision-controlled jetting (VCJ), explained in great detail in the journal Nature, was created by Inkbit, an MIT spin-off, and the soft robotics lab at ETH Zurich.
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