PVC pipes surround ART’s internal modular chassis to protect it from water, while the robot turtle’s lightweight 3D printed shell gives it buoyancy.

Seattle serial entrepreneur Dan Shapiro wanted to create a 3D turtle to go along with his popular board game, Robot Turtles. But he kept getting a “blobby mess” in his attempts with a 3D printer.

By Ben Coxworth August 09, 2023 The robot-turtle uses it front flippers for propulsion, and the rear two for steering University of Notre Dame View 2 Images ...

Here’s how it works. This 3D-printed, four-legged robot is capable of walking on rough surfaces, such as sand and pebbles.(Image credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego) ...

Even better, the one-step 3D-printing process for the hand and the two turtle-bots—encompassing soft actuators (moving parts), the fluidic circuits, and robot body—took a matter of hours, not ...

ART, the turtle robot, gets by swimmingly in water and on land Sara Kiley Watson Oct 12, 2022 4:00 PM EDT ...

The robot can even get up and walk away from the printer, after an external motor and battery is added. The scientists' work on the walking and slightly creepy hexapod robot (and other 3D printed ...

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