University of Tokyo Team 3D Prints Robot Legs With TPU Muscles and Ligaments
A University of Tokyo team tunes printed lattices in one TPU to give a life-sized robot soft muscles, stiff tendons and bearing-free joints.
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Maurice Ribble’s EEW Maker Kit Turns 3D Printed Parts Into an Electric Spinning Wheel
A $99 Kickstarter hardware kit pairs a motor, spindle and circuit board with open-source printed parts to build an electric spinning wheel for... read more »
Student Designs Backpack-Sized Folding 3D Printer With the Filament Spool Inside
Ethan Gao’s P2 design folds to 300 by 300 by 80 mm, hides a whole filament spool and has to be built by... read more »
Tripo H3.1 Review: From Image to 3D Print
Tripo is an AI 3D modeling platform that turns a picture or a text prompt into a 3D model. By its own count,... read more »
University of South Florida Students Test 3D Printed Oyster Bricks on Tampa Bay Seawalls
Honors College students in Florida print clay hexa-logs that help native oysters settle on Tampa Bay seawalls, and they plan to open-source the... read more »
Bambu Lab Launches the H3C, a Nine-Tool Changer Priced From $2,499
Bambu Lab has launched the H3C, the first printer in its third generation and a nine-tool tool changer. Nine print tools dock in... read more »
PathOn Robotics Releases Files for Its Three-Finger 3D Printed Robot Hand
Robot maker PathOn Robotics has released print files for the three-finger, four-motor 3D printed hand its own robot uses.
Army Research Lab Flies Drone Powered by 3D Printed Heavy-Fuel Engine
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has flown a midsized drone on what it says is the first 3D printed heavy-fuel engine, an... read more »
UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer
A sensor plate on one side of the print lets UNIST engineers track when fresh 3D printed concrete is strong enough to carry... read more »
Polymaker Announces CymphoniK, a Six-Pellet Color Mixing System for Large-Format 3D Printing
Polymaker has announced CymphoniK, a color mixing system for pellet-fed large-format 3D printing that lets a studio produce custom colors on site from... read more »
The New Raw 3D Prints Swinging Public Seats From Rotterdam Harbour Rope
The New Raw has 3D printed Buoy, a series of swinging public seats made from discarded Rotterdam harbour rope recycled in the Netherlands.
Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
Prague's central fire station prints its own mounts, door wedges and spare parts on a Prusa CORE One L, saving around 90 to... read more »
Aurora Labs Raises A$6 Million to Scale Up 3D Printed Turbojet Production
Aurora Labs has secured A$6 million, with engineering group Walkinshaw as a strategic investor, to expand production of its 3D printed turbojets.
Transgulf Readymix Invests in UAE Construction 3D Printing Firm AC3D
Concrete producer Transgulf Readymix has joined AC3D's $3 million late-seed round as a strategic partner to scale construction 3D printing in the Gulf.
Navy Engineers Design 3D Printable Safety Clip for Bomb Disposal Teams
Engineers at NSWC Corona Division designed a 3D printable clip that locks submunition arming parts so disposal teams can handle them safely.
GKN Aerospace Earns First Nadcap Accreditation for Laser Wire DED
GKN Aerospace has earned Nadcap accreditation for laser wire directed energy deposition, an independent audit of the metal process behind its flight parts.
Stratasys to Unveil Serial Production 3D Printer at Formnext 2026
Stratasys will reveal a high-volume polymer production printer at Formnext 2026, plus the European debut of the F870 and tooling work from Toyota... read more »
HP and Hyperion Partner to Scale Tungsten Carbide Binder Jet Printing
HP and Hyperion have signed a preferred partner deal to offer tungsten carbide parts printed on an HP Metal Jet S100 in Barcelona.
Old Dominion University Wins NSF Award to Make 3D Printed Composites Stronger
An Old Dominion University engineer won $400,000 from the National Science Foundation to scale a mold-free process that densifies 3D printed composites.
Dresden Researchers 3D Print Brain Implant That Records Activity and Cools Seizures
Dresden and Sheffield researchers 3D printed a soft silicone implant that records brain activity and cools tissue to curb seizure-like activity in rodents.
