KUKA Uses MakerBot 3D Printers to Build Robotic Arms

Reading Time: 2 minutesKUKA shows that 3D printing offers significant advantages for the creation of modern industrial robotics. Driving the smart factories of the 21st century, industrial manufacturing industries are increasingly turning toward automated solutions. Robotics are being employed to ease the burden of lifting or transporting heavy loads. KUKA, the Chinese-German industrial manufacturing company, creates specialist robotics […]

Thingiverse Vulnerability Allowed Pages to Mine for Cryptocurrency

Reading Time: 4 minutesA member of the Facebook group 3D Printing has exposed a vulnerability in the design of Thingiverse that allows commenters on Things’ pages to embed cryptocurrency miners. Now fixed, the malicious comments hijacked vulnerable computers and used them to mine for digital currency. It’s mere days into 2018 and already we’re hit with an intriguing […]