3D Robotics

The spider-like prototype robots have been named SiSpis, which simply stands for Siemens Spiders

3D Printing

Siemens previews additive manufacturing on the move with 3D-printing spider bots

A research team working in the Siemens Robotic Labs at Princeton, New Jersey, has developed what are essentially autonomous 3D printers with legs, which could work together to manufacture complex structures such hulls of ships or the fuselage of an airplane.

The 3DR Solo quadcopter is a consumer-level quadcopter designed to make impressive aerial photography easy

Drones

3D Robotics gets Solo "smart drone" off the ground

3D Robotics, the company that grew out of the popular DIY drones website and the imagination of Wired Magazine Editor Chris Anderson, has announced a new consumer level quadcopter drone called the Solo, which 3DR is touting as "a breakthrough in intelligent flight".

Drones

X8+ drone keeps you in its shot, and accepts lots of gear

3D Robotics' Iris+ quadcopter features a Follow Me function, which allows it to automatically fly along above a moving ground-based GPS-enabled Android device. Now, 3DR has added the same feature to its more utilitarian, heavy-duty X8 platform.