Youbionic develop robotic centaur with 3D printed arms and Boston Dynamics Spot Mini

Youbionic, an Italian technology startup using additive manufacturing to create an augmented humanoid, has created a mechanical centaur with the help of Boston Dynamics’ Spot Mini robot. Federico Ciccarese, Founder of Youbionic, developed the Youbionic One assistive device based on…

Interview: Youbionic founder Federico Ciccarese’s road to a 3D printed humanoid

Low-cost 3D printed prosthetics have acted as an accessible solution for amputees to improve their quality of life by regaining mobility and dexterity in limbs that were once lost. Federico Ciccarese, Founder of Italian technology startup Youbionic, and his team are…

Youbionic’s new gadget is a 3D printed robotic double hand

Italian Robotics company Youbionic has produced a 3D printed, and customizable human attachment, consisting of two robotic hands controllable using one human hand. The bionic hand consists of a 3D printed exterior, an Arduino micro-controller, a set of actuators and three…

Youbionic Releases Plans for 3D Printed Bionic Exo-Arms

Italian startup Youbionic has been developing its 3D printed, bionic hand for some time, making progress every day. What started as a CAD model has since become a physical prototype that can flex with electrical impulses triggered by muscle movements,…

The Sub €1000 Arduino-based YouBionic Hand Prosthesis Looks Better Than Luke Skywalker’s

Who knows what Jamie Lannister, hand of the king, might have done to get his hands on the YouBionic hand, especially after his was woefully cut off. Paradoxically, needing a hand, made Jamie Lannister a better person but – moving…

Youbionic Works to 3D Print Arduino Controlled Bionic Hands

One of the most important developments in 3D printing over the past two years is the creation of low-cost 3D printable prosthetic hands.  Beginning with Richard Van As and Ivan Owen’s partnership to make functional 3D printed fingers, the movement…

Swiss researchers use two-armed robot to create foam 3D sculptures

A team of researchers led by the Computational Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich’s Department of Computer Science and the University of Haifa, have deployed a two-armed robot to create complex 3D models.  Using heated metal wire, the bot is able to…

WATCH: Astro the robot dog brought to life using 3D printing

Scientists at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have used 3D printing, deep learning, artificial intelligence and robotics to create Astro, an intelligent robot dog that can see, hear, train and learn.  A product of FAU’s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory…

Six April Fools and four remarkable truths of 3D printing

Yes, it’s April 1st, and you know what that means…Relished by some and dreaded by others, April Fools’ Day is upon us. Though many 3D printing innovations may be remarkable, and at times surprising, it seems there is still plenty…

Watch: 3D printed ice-skating robot at World Economic Forum 2019

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, ETH Zurich’s robotic engineers showcased their self-learning ice-skating robot, named, Skaterbot. Exhibiting the robot, Stelian Coros, the co-creator of Skaterbot and a professor at the Computational Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich said, “I envision…