Printing 3D objects has always felt like a daunting and expensive affair, but we are beginning to see 3D printers come down in price substantially. The problem is that it’s still difficult to create ...
Researchers have developed a soft mechanical force sensor that enables robots to detect touch ...
Purdue University researchers have developed a patent-pending method to add particles to filament and disperse them evenly through a traditional fused deposition modeling, or FDM, 3D printer, which ...
Augmented reality has never been nearly as cool as its name suggests. Even when it isn't gimmicky, it's virtually useless, in large part because your mobile camera's version of "reality" is short one ...
Built from flexible, compliant materials, soft robots are gaining relevance for tasks ranging from minimally invasive surgery ...
A newly granted Chinese utility model patent proposes a self-cleaning, retractable filament sensor for FFF 3D printers.