Joris Laarman’s 3D printed SYMBIO benches exhibited in NYC
Dutch artist Joris Laarman is no stranger to us. Focused on the intersection of craftsmanship and technology, Laarman has often used additive manufacturing as a tool to bring his visions …
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Computer Vision And ML Defect Detection In Concrete AM
A new research review looks at how computer vision and machine learning could be used to spot defects in 3D printed concrete.
Interspectral joins Vinnova-backed TRUSTAM consortium to bring federated AI to additive manufacturing quality control
Swedish provider of AI-driven process monitoring and quality assurance software for additive manufacturing technologies Interspectral has joined a…
3DPets and Creality bring customized prosthetics to pets
There is significant coverage of how 3D printing is used to produce custom-fit prosthetic devices for humans, but there is a whole other user segment…
Bambu Lab Launches Food Safe Filament … In China
Bambu Lab announced the availability of a line of food-safe 3D printer filament materials.
Generative AI turns identity theft into an industrial-scale operation
A Bloomberg investigation shows how generative AI and autonomous agents are supercharging identity theft in the US, from social security number…
Harvard researchers print artificial muscle-like filaments that bend and twist on demand
Researchers at Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have produced 3D printed filaments that are capable of…
RLWRLD releases RLDX-1, a dexterity-first foundation model for robot hands
RLWRLD said with RLDX-1, it aimed to include things like context memorization or force sensing, which existing models often lack.
Setting up an LLM model on your own computer #AdafruitPlayground #FeaturedNote @Adafruit
Many of us have been there: working with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc. and BOOM, the token allowance runs out and you have to wait a few hours for it…
University of Sydney team releases 3D printable open-source electrochemical reactor
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the ARC Center of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation have published a fully open-source, 3D…
Want Driving Simulator Feedback? Make The Robot Do It
Humanoid robots are a thing now, and here’s an interesting research project that explores using one as a form of haptic media. Specifically, using a…
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I love how even industrial grade 3d printers (people not machines) are essentially the same creatures. Also how do I get rid of those print lines?
Score 1116 · 370 comments
https://v.redd.it/t8eunhloph0h1
I though the Struggle was finally over.
Score 793 · 274 comments
I love you Shapr3D , but i don't love you enough for $250 a year Guess its back to trying desperately to understand Fusion again.
I know you guys wanted to see the finished dragon so here it is.
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Printed in solid CoCr using a Chamlion NCL-M150 SLM Printer.
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Joris Laarman’s 3D printed SYMBIO benches exhibited in NYC
Dutch artist Joris Laarman is no stranger to us. Focused on the intersection of craftsmanship and technology, Laarman has often used additive…
Computer Vision And ML Defect Detection In Concrete AM
A new research review looks at how computer vision and machine learning could be used to spot defects in 3D printed concrete.
I love how even industrial grade 3d printers (people not machines) are essentially the same creatures. Also how do I get rid of those print lines?
Score 1116 · 370 comments
https://v.redd.it/t8eunhloph0h1
Interspectral joins Vinnova-backed TRUSTAM consortium to bring federated AI to additive manufacturing quality control
Swedish provider of AI-driven process monitoring and quality assurance software for additive manufacturing technologies Interspectral has joined a…
I though the Struggle was finally over.
Score 793 · 274 comments
I love you Shapr3D , but i don't love you enough for $250 a year Guess its back to trying desperately to understand Fusion again.
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