Technologists are edging close to constructing 3D printing sensors which can be embedded inside robots, so that a fully 3D printed functioning and moving robot can be produced. In what could be a new stage in additive manufacturing, researchers are moving closer to being able to produce a fully functioning, moving, operating bot. In a new breakthrough, scientists have taken a commercial 3D printer ( Stratasys Objet350 Connex3 ) and they have succeeded in embedding complex sensors inside robotic limbs and grippers. This could be the path towards 3D printing robots in areas without any human supervision, such as on baes located on the Moon or by a rover on Mars. Due to the complexities of 3D printing and the potential damage to the sensors required for robots, the current focus is with soft robotics (constructing robots from highly compliant materials, similar to those found in living organisms). While […]

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