What's so special about a robot finger made out of gelatin and sugar? It's cheap, easy to source, squishy and adaptable, biodegradable, and quick to 3D print. That's quite a long list of benefits.

Robot is 3D-printed upside-down in one piece, then walks out of the printer. The 67-mm-long (2.6-in) demonstrator robot, with a paper clip for scale. The University of Edinburgh.

3D printing strategy can upgrade soft robots and extend their lifespan. Story by Ingrid Fadelli • 1mo. O ver the past decades, robotic systems have been rapidly advancing, ...

The 3D-printed, four-legged robot can also climb over obstacles and could assist humans in situations like search-and-rescue missions. The robot will be presented at a conference in Singapore on ...

3D-printed soft mesh robots Structures can contract, reshape and grab objects while floating on water Date: January 23, 2019 Source: North Carolina State University ...

Even better, the one-step 3D-printing process for the hand and the two turtle-bots—encompassing soft actuators (moving parts), the fluidic circuits, and robot body—took a matter of hours, not ...

Imagine a 3D printer that can print creations exactly where you need them. That’s the idea behind MobiPrint , a mobile 3D printing robot developed by Daniel Campos Zamora at the University of ...

How 3D printers can give robots a soft touch Date: April 17, 2024 Source: University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering Summary: Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a ...

The paper, “Enhanced DLP-Based One-Step 3D Printing of Multifunctional Magnetic Soft Robot” was published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems on Feb 26, 2025, at DOI: 10.34133/cbsystems.0215.

3D printing, or additive manufacturing as it is known in an industrial context, is not a new technology but its use in large-scale manufacturing is at a relatively early stage, says Perissinotto.

The paper, “Enhanced DLP-Based One-Step 3D Printing of Multifunctional Magnetic Soft Robot” was published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems on Feb 26, 2025, at DOI: 10.34133/cbsystems.0215.