article thumbnail

Mighty Buildings nabs $40M Series B to 3D print your next house

TechCrunch

Once upon a time, the idea of 3D-printed homes felt like a thing of the future. One of those companies, Oakland-based Mighty Buildings , just raised $40 million in Series B funding for its quest to create homes that it says are “beautiful, sustainable and affordable” using 3D printing, robotics and automation.

3D 290
article thumbnail

Firehawk’s rocket engines and 3D-printed fuel hit testing milestones ahead of first launch

TechCrunch

The breakthrough made by CEO Will Edwards and chief scientist Ron Jones was to give that fuel a structure and 3D print it in a specially engineered matrix. The structured, semisolid fuel is more stable and easier to transport than other fuels, and burns in a very predictable way.

3D 227
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Massachusetts startup OPT Industries is perfecting a 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 tests

TechCrunch

One small company that stepped into the fray of swab production was the two-year-old OPT Industries, a Massachusetts-based company with 15 employees involved in additive manufacturing (think 3D printing) of dense microfiber structures. As COVID-19 surges, 3D printing is having a moment.

3D 224
article thumbnail

ConocoPhillips enlists 3D printing for supply efficiencies on Alaska’s North Slope

CIO

Carlo had an inkling that 3D printing could really change the game.” Mathur, who held tech chief roles at Staples and Biogen before coming to ConocoPhillips in 2021, is referring to Carlo De Bernardi, a principal engineer at ConocoPhillips responsible for scaling the company’s adoption of 3D printing. Such processes are laborious.

3D 151
article thumbnail

Freedom to securely create and collaborate from anywhere

CIO

Save big on equipment, logistics, and support for multiple offices orremote contractors via a central location orthe public cloud Two thumbs-up from remote users Access go-to apps configured for multi-monitor and full frame-rate 3D graphics—without blocky compression artifacts.

article thumbnail

Local Motors, the startup behind the Olli autonomous shuttle, has shut down

TechCrunch

Experiencing first-hand the skill and dedication of the people I worked with, I have no doubt AVs (like Olli) are the future of transportation.” The autonomous vehicle space is an exciting emerging market with plenty of opportunity. Aside from an October 2020 announcement, news on that pilot seems to have gone quiet.

article thumbnail

Relativity Space is raising a massive $500M round at $2.3B valuation

TechCrunch

Relativity aims to reduce the cost and increase the speed of assembling a launch vehicle by 3D printing it from tip to tail fin. The switch from a series of machines and assembly lines with fixed tooling to a handful of enormous custom 3D printers both simplifies the building process and enables new capabilities.

3D 231