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These Bay Area technology innovators are taking mobility, 3D printing to the next level
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Lou Fancher, Bay City News
December 20, 2024December 18, 2024
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Taylor Waddell, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, demos a 3D printer at the 2023 Winter Design Showcase at UC Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation in Berkeley on Dec. 7, 2023. Waddell is a member of the SpaceCAL team that is developing 3D printing technology capable of fabricating everything a space mission might need — from complex tools and spacecraft parts to emergency medical supplies for astronauts. (Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering via Bay City News)
TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS artificial intelligence, 3D printing, robotics, and assistive devices when first introduced are often cast as either modern day villains or heroes. The truth is, advanced products and services in the tech sector are typically agnostic. In themselves, they carry no implicit morality and [...]