3D Printing

Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures. The breakthrough shows the way forward for a new kind of robotics.

Hating how the PS5 looked when laid on its side, passionate DIYer Devyn Johnston got to work mocking up a simple but elegant console redesign. He's 3D printed replacement panels that elevate the look of the machine, and you could soon buy them too.

As 3D-printed architecture continues to mature from niche proposition to disruptive technology, housing developments are becoming more popular, including this new affordable housing project, which was printed in impressive time.

In the world of ugly shoes, we've had some real bangers. Now there's the new Syntilay, the world's first entirely AI-designed and 3D-printed piece of thermoplastic polyurethane to call itself a shoe.

If you spot a snazzy silver ebike at CES this week, you should know that it's more than just a pretty face. It's the 3D-printed Titanium Zero, and it sports what is claimed to be the world's smallest, lightest, highest-torque-density motor.

Leading 3D printing firm Icon has revealed plans to create an ambitious new 3D-printed community for homeless people in Texas. The project will provide 100 safe and comfortable residences to those who need them most.

Like most high-end bicycle makers, Colnago once made all its bikes out of steel, but has since switched to carbon fiber. For its 70th anniversary, however, the Italian marque is revisiting steel with the partially 3D-printed limited-run Steelnovo.

3D printers have been used to create everything from tiny houses to US marine barracks, and now we can add teardrop camper to the list too. The Discover 3D sleeps three and includes a tailgate galley, plus some optional off-the-grid tech.

Researchers at MIT have unexpectedly stumbled upon a way to 3D print active electronics – meaning transistors and components for controlling electrical signals – without the use of semiconductors or even special fabrication technology.

Rocket Lab's Neutron is the largest composite rocket ever made. It used to take a large team several weeks to hand-layer that much carbon fiber – but with the company's new Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine, it can now be done in a single day.

Until now, most 3D-printed architecture has been focused on housing or research projects. However, the burgeoning technology has come to the retail sector in a big way with a new 3D-printed extension for Walmart.

Billed as the world's first 3D-printed hotel, Icon's El Cosmico is currently rising in the Texas desert. The ambitious project will include vacation homes and shared amenities – plus some permanent starchitect-designed residences for sale too.