Harnessing this investment, Firestorm Labs intends to advance its additive manufacturing platform with the addition of more engineers, a larger production facility and an expansion of its partnership program.
Thanks to the availability of the Bionicohand, Baptiste, a young amputee who discovered the bionic hand during a disability and robotics competition is one service user who has been able to benefit from this adapted and scalable prosthesis.
The new standard addresses an existing gap by providing a test method that will identify the compatibility zone between cementitious mixtures and 3D printing extrusion systems in terms of optimal rheological properties.
The part, a 1-Newton thruster developed by DLR, will be printed and returned to Earth for hot-fire testing, in what DLR has described as ‘a game-changer for additive manufacturing in space, unlocking new frontiers for exploration.’
Jentek Sensors, Additive Assurance, Phase3D, Applied Optimization and Addiguru are set to participate in a three-month challenge to demonstrate the commercial viability of in-situ monitoring and data analytics solutions for metal AM.
The multi-million-dollar funding is split into two phases, focused initially on establishing baseline material properties and performance validation, followed by expansion to full-scale component production and testing.
