Here is the controller I designed for my 3D printed animatronic eye mechanisms. The main advantage it has over a traditional gaming controller is the ability to fine-tune a value (such as the openness ...

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What just happened? 3D printing has become very good at making shapes, but making complex machines with moving parts is where most printers tap out. MIT researchers, however, have developed a ...

U.S. states are starting to introduce new bills aimed at stopping people from making 3D-printed “ghost” guns, but not everyone is on board. In a series of blog posts, the open-source hardware company ...

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When 3D printers first arrived, the reality sadly often fell short of the sci-fi dream that these kinds of products promised to their owners. Early models weren't reliable at all, forcing their users ...

ALBANY — In her latest bid to quell the tide of 3D-printed ghost guns in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed regulations on the printing machines themselves. But whether any regulation could ...

You might be wondering just how useful a 3D printer actually is if you don't own one yet. You may ask yourself if you'll make enough things with it to make it worthwhile. Coming from a household that ...

This year, we tested and reviewed the latest generation of 3D printers. While they were all excellent, 8 of them really stood out to me as top-performers for accuracy, speed, and print quality (and ...

In order to 3D-print really intricate items, you need a really fine print nozzle. Scientists have discovered that instead of going to the time and trouble of building one, you can simply repurpose a ...

When you get a 3D printer, it can be overwhelming to figure out what you want to make. There are several designs you can discover online, and eventually, you can create your own using programs like ...

A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants. Changhong Cao at McGill University ...