Robots immediately bring up connotations of hard metal, whirling motors and precise movements. The rapidly developing field of 'soft robotics' is bending that notion by combining pneumatics, 3D printing, silicone... read more →
A lot of what we see in our GrabCAD feeds is really what the future looks like. I'm not talking about large-scale private collaborations to make incredible designs (Solidwork City,... read more →
Remember earlier this week when we wrote about GrabCADr Greg and his CNC machine. Well he just sent us another piece he just made. Behold! Mathematics, incarnate! It's really quite beautiful... read more →
We love it when people are given an opportunity to take an idea and run with it, which is exactly why we made the iPhone 5 Accessory Challenge. We got... read more →
Last May, a R&D consortium called the 500 Group ran a design challenge to create the perfect body for the perfect supercar. Made completely from GM high performance parts, the... read more →
Computer-Assisted Design isn't just for Mechanical Engineers. Designing and creating certain molecules, biological compounds - even organs are now possible, and CAD is needed more and more. In the same... read more →
A small team of 16 Engineering Students in Leuven, Belgium have taken the saying '0-60 mph' to another level. Working with the latest 3D Printing technology provided by iMaterialise, they... read more →
Using CAD makes it easier to test and change a design before it is manufactured. Finite Element Analysis and Parametric Modelling save the Engineer and Designer time and money. And... read more →
Lee Cronin, a Professor at the University of Glasgow spoke at TEDGlobal about his work on 3D printed 'reactionware'. These specially CAD-crafted containers are designed to induce specific chemical reactions,... read more →