by dankeelan | Apr 11, 2024 | 3D Printing, Air Mobility
Throughout history, novelists, engineers and painters alike envisioned a wheeled vehicle that would allow human beings to get a taste of what birds, butterflies and bees enjoy freely: flight. In the 21st century, these vehicles are becoming a reality. How soon could...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2023 | 3D Printing, Robots
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...
by dankeelan | Nov 16, 2023 | 3D Printing, Robots
3D printers are capable of producing complex shapes, but making functioning objects from multiple materials in a single print-run has proved challenging. To overcome this, a team has combined inkjet printing with an error-correction system guided by machine vision, to...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2022 | 3D Printing, Drones
Drones working together can create large 3D-printed structures made of foam or cement. The experiments are paving the way for a future where swarms of drones could help construct extremely tall or intricate buildings and other structures like bridges without the need...
by dankeelan | Jun 30, 2022 | 3D Printing, Robots, Space
NANA has unveiled a plan to unleash swarms of cellphone-sized robots to hunt for alien life on other planets. The US space agency developed the Sensing With Independent Micro-Swimmers (SWIM) concept for exploration of inhospitable planets and celestial bodies, such as...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2022 | 3D Printing, Featured, Sports
European aerospace company Airbus will send a metal-crafting 3D printer to the International Space Station next year as a first step in its plans to set up an orbital satellite factory. The printer, called Metal3D, can work with metals that melt at temperatures...
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