Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Here Is The World’s First Multi-Material 3D Printer

Have a spare $330,000 lying around? In a couple of months you could be the proud owner of thousands of sports goggles, flexible shoes, headphones, a blender or colourful football and bike helmets – nearly anything you can think of made from polymers.

Of Course This 3D Printed Robotic Bass Guitar Rocks Hard [VIDEO]

Some people think bassists are dispensable. Some bands, like the Black Keys for instance, don’t even have a bassist! Victoria University of Wellington engineering student, James McVay (no relation), may have put a lot of bassists out of work, thanks to his bachelor’s degree project, the MechBass, a four-string robotic bass guitar. Built with laser-cut 3D-printed […]

3D Printed Gun Fired For The First Time In Texas, Obviously [VIDEO]

A 3D printed gun was fired successfully for the first time at a firing range in Austin, Texas in the United States on Saturday morning. Defense Distributed headed by University of Texas law student Cody Wilson, created the gun. The company now plans to make the blueprints available online

Build Anything You Want – 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Industry As We Know It

By now, we’ve all heard of 3D printing, and by in large, most people appreciate that 3D printing is incredibly excellent. But what many don’t appreciate are a few of major implications that this new technology brings to the table, specifically with regards to small scale manufacture.Widespread availability of 3D printers could change that, and lead to an explosion of technologies and innovation.

Print Your Own Robot For 7 Grand [GALLERY]

Hell, print your own robot army, if you want. The future is NOW! If you have access to a basic 3D printer, a few motors, a circuit board and a cool R7 000, the InMoov robot could be yours. Gael Langevin, a 41 year old French sculptor, model-maker and dedicated robot developer, reckons it’s easy […]

Thanks, Science – South African Boy Rocks A 3D Printed Hand [VIDEO]

Five year old boy, Liam (whose surname was not published) is the first to test a prosthetic hand created by a 3D printer. He was unfortunately born with no fingers on his right hand. Liam’s hand is “powered via cables and return bungees” and will save him the prospect of having fingers transplanted by surgery. […]