Inside a lab in Boston University’s College of Engineering, a robot arm drops small, plastic objects into a box placed perfectly on the floor to catch them as they fall. One by one, these tiny ...

A fleet of giant 3D-printing robots is now working on the largest community of 3D-printed homes in the world, with reservations for the houses being scheduled to begin soon. 3D printing has evolved ...

A Jacksonville-based company says its new portable 3D construction robot could help lower homebuilding costs and make housing ...

Do you ever dream about work? The technicians at this 3D printing factory in Korea must have some weird dreams. Nightmares even, when they’re making human robot faces and hands for a living. But ...

More than two years ago, composites additive manufacturing supplier CEAD (Delft, Netherlands) installed its first robot extruders in the Netherlands. That first model, the E25, is a custom-designed, ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Walk into Apis Cor’s new showroom, and you’ll be greeted by “Frank,” an outsized 3D-printing robot that builds concrete walls — and may someday revolutionize the Space Coast’s ...

Being able to monitor and manage automation from anywhere is a reminder that the need for human intervention remains. This topic and others were among Machine Design's coverage over the past week.

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Although HP’s Digital Manufacturing Trends ...

A newly-developed 3D printing technique could be used to cost-effectively produce customized electronic 'machines' the size of insects which enable advanced applications in robotics, medical devices ...

Additive manufacturing has proven an ideal solution for certain tasks, but the technology still lacks more traditional methods in a number of categories. One of the biggest is the requirement for post ...

Imagine a future in which you could 3D-print an entire robot or stretchy, electronic medical device with the press of a button—no tedious hours spent assembling parts by hand. That possibility may be ...