Additive manufacturing leaders are focusing on defense, helping the U.S. military move from 'futuristic visions' to ...

The U.S. Army is turning battlefield logistics into a software problem, using 3D printers and modular components to produce ...

When a tall building needs to be renovated or repaired, cranes and scaffolding are the typical solution — but one group of researchers wonders whether this problem couldn’t be solved in a more ...

Researchers have taken bees as a model to develop a swarm of cooperative, 3D-printing drones. Under human control, these flying robots work as a team to print 3D materials for building or repairing ...

Significant advances in additive manufacturing, with rapid prototyping, inexpensive production, and fabrication of complex lightweight structures, are driving the market for 3D printed drones.

China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is testing a system aided by 3D printing and drone deliveries to help the forces repair their equipment in remote locations or during wartime. The PLA is ...

Drones are changing the way we see the world—literally. From YouTubers who fly these tiny vehicles to show the world stunning views of their city, to farmers monitoring their crops from a bird’s-eye ...

The U.S. Navy has been testing the use of 3D printers on its ships to produce custom drones outfitted for specialized missions. The project, being carried out by researchers at the Naval Postgraduate ...

A few years ago, 3D printing sounded like science fiction. Today, there are thousands of beginner-friendly designs perfect ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...