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Digital Engineering April 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we take a look at the latest innovations in design for additive manufacturing, including the use of natural language inputs, social media cosplayers, and AI integration. The issue also includes a feature…
January Special Focus Issue: Design for Additive
In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about the latest advancements in design for additive manufacturing, including new software tools, additive in automotive, custom medical devices, and more.
InMoov is an open source-based project that is providing design downloads, encouragement, and how-to instructions for just that purpose. The project was started by Gael Langevin in France, and began with printing out the exoskeleton of a hand. A year later and Langevin has progressed to two arms, two hands, a very basic torso and a head.
Langevin used Blender to design his robot, and MyRobotLab as an operating system. It recognizes voice commands and responds to gesture control. Just the arms and hands cost $900 to build, not counting the price of a 3D printer. Still, when even the basic Roomba will cost you $500, that isn’t a horrible price for the beginnings of a full-sized robot.
Designs for various robot parts are hosted on Thingiverse, with links on the InMoov blog. So, if you have a 3D printer, a steady cash flow, and a goodly amount of time to spend on some new project, you don’t have to wait any longer for your very own robot butler.
Below you’ll find a video about the InMoov robot.
John Newman is a Digital Engineering contributor who focuses on 3D printing. Contact him via [email protected] and read his posts on Rapid Ready Technology.
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