While there are many potential uses for soft-bodied robots, the things are still typically only built in small experimental batches. Scottish scientists are out to change that, with a ...

As the saying goes — when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a two-ton surplus industrial robot arm, if you’re [Brian Brocken], you apparently make a massive 3D printer. The ...

Humanoid robots, given their crowded internal geometries, can also benefit from 3D printing. Cooling channels and wiring ...

Additive Engineering Solutions (AES) of Akron, Ohio — a company that has specialized for years in additive manufacturing of large polymer composite components — has now adopted a new method for 3D ...

It's taken almost two years but a planned community of homes made with a gigantic 3D printer in Georgetown, Texas is almost complete. Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community ...

Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A ...