'Charlotte' The Spider Robot Could 3D Print Buildings On The Moon

A 3D printer that can build a large house in one day already exists, and it may be headed to the moon. Discover how this is ...
Hackaday

3D Printer As Robot: The Functograph

A 3D printer is really a specialized form of robot. Sure, it isn’t exactly Data from Star Trek, but it isn’t too far from many industrial robots. Researchers from Meiji University made the same ...
Digital Trends

MIT built a robot that can 3D print an entire building in about 14 hours

Never short of an innovative idea or two, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a new robotic system capable of 3D printing an entire building. The system involves a ...
EDN

Create your own humanoid robot using a 3D printer

You don’t have to be a skilled engineer to create a robot anymore. All you need is a 3D printer, and you can design and build your very own. Construction began a year ago with just a hand, and now ...
autoevolution

3D-Printed Coffee-Making Robot Wants to Compete With the World’s Most Famous Barista

While for most people coffee is just a daily energy booster, there are some that made a career out of brewing the perfect cup of Joe. Like James Hoffmann for instance, a barista champion whose entire ...
New Atlas

Space firsts: Metal 3D printer & surgical robot on their way to the ISS

Among the more than 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of cargo that blasted off from Cape Canaveral on the 30th of January, bound for the International Space Station, were two firsts: the world’s first metal 3D ...
Hackaday

3D Printed SCARA Arm With 3D Printer Components

One of the side effects of the rise of 3D printers has been the increased availability and low cost of 3D printer components, which are use fill for range of applications. [How To Mechatronics] ...
PC Magazine

Hacker Dad Builds Air Hockey Robot From 3D Printer Parts

Spanish hacker Jose Julio built a smart air hockey table out of 3D printer parts and a PlayStation 3 camera. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make ...
techtimes

Robot 3D Prints Vegan Burger in Just 6 Mins—Here’s How it Works

A robot 3D prints a customizable vegan burger in merely six minutes, which allows its users to custom-make the composition of their vegan meat via an app on their smartphone. Racheli Vizman, CEO of ...
New Atlas

3D-printing robot creates freestanding metal structures

Although the world of 3D printing is hurtling through milestones at the moment, to a large extent the technology still remains in its infancy. If you thought it was all Etsy jewellery and plastic toys ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Charlotte the spider robot could 3D print moon buildings

On a dusty test site in Australia, a spider-like robot is quietly rewriting the rules of construction, extruding walls in ...