Researchers develop autonomous robot that 3D prints its own body

Researchers from Italy’s Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and the University of Montpellier in France have developed an autonomous snake-like robot that can continuously 3D print its own body to grow longer. As the robot’s head rotates, it pulls PLA filament up its body from a spool at its base. This material is then extruded […]