The McAlpine Research Group from the University of Minnesota (UMN) has successfully 3D printed optoelectronic devices using polymer photodetectors on hemispherical surfaces. According to the research …
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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,…
Plane crash survivor receives bionic 3D printed prosthetic hand
Former Vietnamese military pilot, Dinh Van Duong recently received bionic 3D printed hands from local 3D printer and software provider, 3D Master Company. Duong is the sole survivor of an MI-171 helic…
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 pri…
Ambionics 3D printed prosthetic arm for infants enters clinical trials
Infant developmental research shows that children under the age of two are more likely to naturally accept the use of an external prosthetic limb than those who are older. The problem is, at this age,…
Open Bionics taking part in world’s first clinical trial of 3D printed bionic hands
A team of 3D printing and bionic prosthetic pioneers based in Bristol UK are participating in study that could lead to the wider use of 3D printing as a tool to help amputees. The type of bionic hands…
3D printing brings researchers closer to bionic skin sensors and the future of wearable tech
The McAlpine Research Group at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Mechanical Engineering have released an article demonstrating a method for 3D printing tiny, multimaterial sensors. The…
Open Bionics awarded $1 million prize for their 3D printed prosthesis
British enterprise, Open Bionics has won a million dollar award for their 3D printed bionic arm prosthesis. The team won the international category at the UAE Robotics for Good Awards in Dubai. Open B…
Sliced 3D Printing Digest: BionicAircraft Project, Star Rapid rebrand, ZMorph and FashionTech Berlin
Today’s sliced features: the BionicAircraft Project, Star Rapid’s Star Trek themed rebrand, a new digital manufacturing course, ZMorph releasing a new 3D printer set, the FashionTech Berli…
Singapore start-up Supercraft3D receives $1 million to 3D print bionic bones
A 3D printing start-up from Singapore pland to join the growing market for medical devices enabled by additive manufacturing. Supercraft3D have set up their headquarters in Singapore with $1 million w…