3D printers are an excellent tool to have on hand, largely because they can print other tools and parts rapidly without needing to have them machined or custom-ordered. 3D printers have dropped in ...

Back in the previous century, one of the most common expectations about the future was that it would include robot assistants for all. The Jetsons had one, the crew of the C-57D had one, the Robinsons ...

Vietnamese scientists at Australia's University of New South Wales have invented a mini robot arm capable of 3D printing biomaterial directly within a person's body. The research group from the ...

A man has been given a Luke Skywalker style bionic hand thanks to a 3D printer. Daniel Melville, 23, was born without his right hand and contacted robotics expert Joel Gibbard about making him one in ...

Two Cornell University architecture professors designed a cabin that is partially 3D printed. The design uses ash trees infected with an invasive beetle species that are not suitable for sawmills. The ...

RIC Technology has launched the RIC-Primus, a 3D robot printer for the construction industry that can print up to three-storey structures up to 9.7 m high. Compared to its predecessor, the RIC-M1 Pro, ...

Among the more than 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of cargo that blasted off from Cape Canaveral on the 30th of January, bound for the International Space Station, were two firsts: the world’s first metal 3D ...

We see a lot of 3D printers here at Hackaday, but as over the years the 3D printer has moved from being an exciting item in its own right to being an everyday tool, it’s increasingly rare for us to ...

Engineers have developed a flexible robot that enters the rectum to 3D print living cells on damaged organs, eliminating the need for patients to 'go under the knife.' The University of South Wales ...