This article will help you build a simple Arduino-based DCC system. Growing up in the 1980s I was living the dream. I had an ...

Charlotte, a spider-like 3D printing robot, was developed jointly by Australian companies Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology. Developers said the robot can help make construction cheaper and ...

Scientists at EPFL have reimagined 3D printing by turning simple hydrogels into tough metals and ceramics. Their process allows multiple infusions of metal salts that form dense, high-strength ...

Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea. They're already changing job sites by tackling repetitive, heavy, and often dangerous tasks. The latest robot comes from Australia, where a ...

The nights are drawing in for Europeans, and Elliot Williams is joined this week by Jenny List for an evening podcast looking at the past week in all things Hackaday. After reminding listeners of the ...

We don’t know about you, but one of the biggest hassles of having a 3D printer at home or in the ‘shop is the space it takes up. Wouldn’t it be useful if you could fold it down? Well, you’re in luck ...

LOWELL, Mass.—A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell's rubber and plastic engineering department, Haley Dobbyn is not only a polymer pioneer, but the commander of an army.

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Once the stuff of science fiction, 3D printers are now mainstream tools for creation and innovation. These devices, which transform digital blueprints into physical objects, have dramatically evolved ...