Factory Signal Briefing — May 08, 2026
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New Cadillac F1 team leveraging 3D Systems’ SLA 3D printing
Last Sunday at the Miami Grand Prix, the Cadillac Formula 1 team completed its home debut and its fourth ever Grand Prix. Despite not yet placing in the top 10, … The post New Cadillac…
3D Print Manager Streamlines Filament Inventory for Small Print Farms
There’s a new tool to help you manage your inventory of 3D printer filament. The post 3D Print Manager Streamlines Filament Inventory for Small Print Farms appeared on Fabbaloo .
Robot Talk Episode 155 – Making aerial robots smarter, with Melissa Greeff
Claire chatted to Melissa Greeff from Queen’s University about autonomous navigation and learning for drones. Melissa Greeff is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer…
Learn how to successfully design hospital logistics robots at the Robotics Summit
Experts from Rovex Technologies, SKA Robotics, and ST Engineering Aethon will discuss design considerations for hospital robotics. The post Learn how to successfully design hospital…
How coupling stiffness and misalignment compensation impact servo performance
Sponsored by GAM. Servo couplings connect components while compensating for misalignment, providing the torsional stiffness necessary for precise, responsive motion control performance. The…
OpenAI opens GPT-5.5-Cyber to vetted security researchers
OpenAI is releasing GPT-5.5-Cyber, a model variant that rejects far fewer security requests and even actively executes exploits against test servers. Access is limited to verified defenders…
Chip Industry Week In Review
New Taiwan adv. packaging site; M&A activity; GF's CPO solution; Apple looks beyond TSMC; EU chip companies map; strong earnings; MIT's new lidar chip; gallium production; AI…
Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI
Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet recently. While competitors such as Govee and Philips Hue have been pumping out new products and innovative features at an impressive…
National Park Service Celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month #APAHM #AANHPI
The National Park Service is Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month – Learn more at NPS.gov Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have a rich heritage…
Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO…
Could Your Next House be Built from Giant Lego By an Inchworm Robot?
Well, it depends when you’re going to be househunting– if it’s anytime soon, Betteridge’s law applies, but if your time horizon is a ways further out, [Miana Smith]…
Lilly to invest extra $4.5B across Indiana manufacturing
The Indianapolis-based company expanded its spend to ensure it can meet growing demand for genetic therapies and weight-loss drugs.
We built a tool that costs a CNC part in under 10 seconds — here's how (free demo)
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If your shop is still pricing RFQs by hand CAM programmer, Excel sheet, back and forth — you know how long it takes. 30-45 minutes per part, easy. 10 RFQs in a day? Half your day gone before…
Turned my Ender 3 into a CNC and built a touch probe for it
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3D printed touch probe doing a center finding routine on a E3CNC, an ender 3 pro based CNC machine. The firmware is Klipper, and the probe works because of a plugin I've written.
Spent 2 months designing this completely modular orchid in blender
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It prints in less than 6 hours The tolerances can be fine tuned directly in the slicer if using different filaments (x-y hole compensation)
Tooling and technics for milling 90° countersunk?
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Hello Mates, what tooling and cam paths do you guys uses for DIN7991 from Ø6 to Ø30 ? https://preview.redd.it/avo0rj8mjxzg1.png?width=542&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e778ab6fe8597dd3…
Assistive Robotics Prototype Using Computer Vision
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Hi everyone! I wanted to share an assistive robotics prototype I developed that combines computer vision, robotics, and mixed reality interaction. The project uses a Hello Robot Stretch 3 to…
Reason 651 why I needed a 3d printer. Stackable egg holder
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I was tired of using old egg cartons to house my chicken eggs. We have 30 hens and while we do give away 1/2 of our eggs, we never get the cartons back. So I usually keep the eggs in the…
Does someone have online resources to learn SLAM for an industrial setting?
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Hi everyone! I’m looking for online resources that focus on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) within an industrial context. While there are plenty of tutorials for basic hobbyist…
Partnered with a CNC shop in St Louis this yr, happy to answer questions
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I work with a company that partnered with an existing CNC shop in St Louis. They picked up some good work pretty quickly after we came on board. Not selling anything, just happy to talk…
