3D printing

Flying autonomously through complex environments requires more than knowing where a drone is. The aircraft must continuously understand what surrounds it, distinguish open routes...

Can you build an army base barracks out of concrete in less than two days? The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) accomplished the...

Operating drones on the battlefield often requires soldiers to expose themselves outside armored vehicles, even in high-risk environments. While drones provide critical situational awareness,...

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Airframe design is an important factor in the design of unmanned aircraft. A common challenge encountered is requiring one part to serve several functions,...

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It can often take weeks to months to manufacture and airlift organic pharmaceuticals and protein therapeutics to battlefield frontlines, meaning that critical medical supplies...

As coronavirus spreads globally, shortages of medical supplies have become a major problem. The urgent need for respiratory ventilators has become a major challenge...

3D printing is often celebrated for its ability to produce toys, tools, and prototypes quickly, but the technology can also be exploited for illegal...

A new open-source humanoid robot, the Berkeley Humanoid Lite, has been introduced by the University of California, Berkeley, offering an affordable and fully customizable...

In the beginning, the area of 3D prints were considered a breakthrough and only a precious few made use of it as well as...

As unmanned aircraft become central to modern combat, another challenge is emerging: what happens after a drone goes down. Crashed systems can contain sensitive...

Thanks to 3D-printing technology, troops could produce replacement parts on the spot, even putting heavy equipment such as an Abrams tank back into the...

With the rising demand for U.S. weapons in global conflicts, the United States grapples with a critical shortage of essential munitions, intensifying the urgency...

The US Armed Forces have been using 3D printing technologies more and more often. They have been manufacturing 3D printed grenade launchers called RAMBO,...

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has greatly advanced during the past few years, so we can now print a toy, furniture, electronics and even organic tissue....

Robots using wheels, tracks, or legs each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Wheel robots, for example, are able to run speedily and efficiently...

Researchers at MIT Media Lab have demonstrated a method of exploiting light polarisation - the phenomenon behind the polarised glasses used for 3D films...

Researchers at the University of Washington have unveiled a groundbreaking wearable device capable of converting body heat into electricity. This innovative prototype not only...

Small flying robots face a persistent tradeoff between endurance and complexity. Flapping-wing designs can generate thrust but consume energy quickly, while fixed-wing platforms struggle...

All sorts of new cyberattacks have been rising in popularity over the last few years. Due to the rise in attacks on 3D printers,...

Legged robots have become increasingly capable in recent years, but most advanced quadruped systems remain expensive, complex, and difficult for students, hobbyists, and researchers...