If you haven’t heard of The Phantom Limb Project yet, it is definitely something worth checking out. Together with Konami, Open Bionics and GTR created an amazing, functional prosthetic limb for…
In Utero 3D: a project helping blind parents-to-be
As someone who often takes their sight for granted, the thought of not being able to see my theoretical future children on an ultrasound monitor has never crossed my mind. It has, however, crossed the…
Harvard engineers create Octobot, the first soft robot
Meet Octobot! This amazing robot is the first autonomous, entirely soft robot, and was created by a team of Harvard University researchers. The Octobot is inspired by octopuses, and could revolutioniz…
World’s smallest Xpider robot
Spiders. Most people imagine giant, hairy disgusting creatures at the mention of the word, not adorable little robots that scuttle across the floor. But that is what Roboeve have created. Meet Xpider,…
Wub wub: That’s the sound of the Heartbeats project
Thanks to the latest in 3D printing technology, club-goers at the Heaven Club in Warsaw, Poland were recently able to ring in the summer by dancing to a beat literally generated by their own heartbeat…
Brain surgery and 3DP: rapid models of cerebral aneurysms
Jichi Medical University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery in Japan have developed a method for manufacturing solid models of cerebral aneurysms, using a compact 3D printer with ABS resin.…
Voxel8 are giving away free samples of 3DP electronics
No, the title isn’t a typo. Voxel8 are now offering a free sample part that showcases the unique multi-material printing capabilities of the Voxel8 Developer’s Kit 3D printer. The USB samp…
Lockheed Martin files patent for a synthetic diamond 3D printer
Lockheed Martin, the aerospace company, have filed a patent for a new kind of 3D printer. The patent, filed on April 4 by inventor David G. Findley, describes a new way of 3D printing which would use …
North Korea claims their 3D printer can make bones
Doctors in North Korea say they are working with a new 3D printer that can reproduce bone for cosmetic surgery and dentistry. Footage on a news segment on KCTV showed several doctors working on the pr…
Renegade: a recycled material pen on Kickstarter
The Renegade 3D pen isn’t the best, or the cheapest, or the lightest 3D pen on the market. But it is the one that will impact the environment the least. On Kickstarter, they have already reached…