A team of scientists from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has used 3D bioprinting to fabricate muscles for applications in soft robotics. Samuel Sanchez, a co-author of the resear…
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Novel 3D printing technique uses magnets to create smart materials for soft robotics and medicine
New research describes a novel 3D printing technique for the production of smart materials that may find use in soft-robotics and advanced medicine. In a recent academic paper the, “striking phenomena…
GeorgiaTECH put a cat amongst the pigeons with 3D printing soft robotics research
GeorgiaTECH PhD student Alexis Noel has been studying the adhesive properties of animal tongues for over two years. Originally her research focused on the sticky catapult of frog tongues, but recently…
Ulticast – 3D printing for soft robotics
A team of students at Delft University of Technology have successfully modified an Ultimaker 2 machine in order to cast silicone inside a 3D printed mold. The technique was unveiled by the students at…
Finding the Softer Side of Robotics with Harvard’s Soft Robotics Toolkit
Soft robotic systems are the result of carefully programming flexible objects with geometry that will allow for complex motions and mechanics without the need for motorized parts. Harvard has created …
New ABB Robotics software enables 3D printing without manual programming
ABB Robotics, the robotics division of Swiss-Swedish multinational electrical equipment firm ABB, has introduced 3D printing software to its robotics simulation program. With this new feature, the co…
UAE Trio Signs MoU to Integrate AI, Robotics, and AM in Aerospace Operations
Sanad, an international aerospace engineering and leasing company, together with Strata Manufacturing PJSC, Mubadala’s advanced aerospace structures unit, have signed a significant Memorandum of Under…
University of Wyoming Lab Pushes Boundaries of Soft Material 3D Printing
U.S.-based University of Wyoming engineer Daniel Rau is addressing a major limitation in 3D printing: producing soft, flexible materials. Backed by the National Science Foundation, Rau’s lab is develo…
University of Edinburgh Unveils World-First Soft Robots Walking Straight Off the 3D Printer
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed what they describe as the world’s first soft robots capable of walking immediately after being produced by a low-cost, custom-built 3D printin…
Harnessing Overcuring: Gecko-Inspired Soft Grippers Push the Boundaries of DLP 3D Printing
Researchers from Hanyang University have developed a novel DLP 3D printing method that harnesses overcuring to produce gecko-inspired soft actuators. Published in Microsystems & Nanoengineering (A…