3D-Printed Robotic Hand Features Bones, Ligaments, & Tendons
Different polymers were used to fabricate different aspects of the 3D-printed appendage.
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Different polymers were used to fabricate different aspects of the 3D-printed appendage.
Computer vision enables contact-free 3D printing, letting engineers print with high-performance materials they couldn’t use before.
Scientists can now 3D print a complex robotic hand with bones, tendons, and ligaments... just like the android hosts use in Westworld!
The hand was printed using a technique called slow-curing, which gives plastics more time to set and makes them more durable.
Researchers have, for the first time, printed a robotic hand with bones, ligaments, and tendons made of different polymers.