Springs are great, but making them out of plastic tends to come with some downsides, for fairly obvious reasons. Creating a compliant mechanism that can be 3D printed and yet which doesn’t permanently ...

We’ve often heard it said that springs come in in all shapes and sizes…except for the one you need. In light of this, the hardware hacker would do well to keep the tools and knowledge required to make ...

Explore how a 3D printed bionic hand prototype uses cables, springs, hinge joints, sensors, and wrist mechanisms to mimic human movement, showing the challenges of robotics, prosthetic design, and ...