Robots Can Now 3D-Print Steel Bridges

You know that saying "we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it"? There’s a group in Amsterdam that has decided that’s not good enough. Instead, they’re planning to 3D print…

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SpaceX hosts competition for the best Hyperloop pod design

While a few private companies are hard at work developing a commercial version of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept, SpaceX is hosting a pod design competition. Intended for students and independent engineering teams, the challenge is to construct a huma…

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3-D Printing Robots Will Build a Bridge in Amsterdam

A 3-D printer that makes steel structures appear out of thin air will try its hand at building — wait, printing — a pedestrian bridge.
MX3D is a Netherlands-based start-up that researches and develops 3-D printing technologies. Later this year the company is planning its most ambitious project yet: Using 3-D printers to construct a bridge over a canal in the heart of Amsterdam.
Build Me a Bridge
The MX3D team essentially takes everything you know about 3-D printing and turns it on its h

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