(If you missed some of the adventure, or just want a recap - catch up with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3!)With the Smart Badges fresh off development, our team headed to #MEDICA2023 in Germany! Talk about an exciting debut for our newest gadget. This Nifty Name Tag was...
Blogs & Insights
The Badge Challenge Blog Series: Part Three
(Catch up with Part One and Part Two first!) Welcome back, makers and innovators! This is part 3 of our Badge Challenge blog series, detailing the development of our Root3 Labs "Smart Badge". We've already explored the early design process and fabrication journey, but...
The Badge Challenge Blog Series: Part Two
If you missed Part 1 of the Badge Challenge, check it out here! Negotiating design details is always tricky, but especially when the electrical and mechanical teams have different priorities. But with this project, our small crew defied the odds with a collaborative...
The Badge Challenge Blog Series: Part One
Continue with Part Two here! Picture this: a sleek, futuristic name badge that reads your pulse, displays dynamic information, and connects you to your peers. That’s not science fiction – it’s the brainchild of Root3 Labs’ engineering team, and it came to life in just...
How do I create a new product?
Learn what it takes to turn ideas into prototypes and prototypes into finished products.
Processing Scanned Models with Meshmixer and Solidworks
Rachel demonstrates how to process a scanned 3D model with Meshmixer and SolidWorks.
Root3 Labs Dives Deep into Dip Molding
Rachel describes the dip molding process and addresses the advantages and disadvantages of the manufacturing technique.
Multi-Material 3D-Printing
Last year Root3 Labs experimented with multi-material 3D-printing to deliver prototypes that simulated a button and gasket that would be overmolded in production. We were very happy with the results and our client was quite pleased that we were able to quickly iterate...
June 10th Events
Some cool events coming up this week. We're hosting tables at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute symposium titled, "New Frontiers in 3D Printing" in Baltimore, MD and a TechBreakfast with NASA: Technology from Out of This World in Greenbelt, MD. We'd love to have you...
3D Printed Parts in Product Design
At a recent 3D Maryland “3D Innovators Group” event, I presented a few short case studies of recent projects to describe how I’ve used 3D printing as both a tool to evaluate a design and as a finished demonstration prototype.
First Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Contest
The first annual Pediatric Device Innovation Competition are currently being reviewed. More info at www.innovate4kids.org.
National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation
Root3 Labs℠ is excited to be part of the new National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI), formed through a $3.5 million award over 5 years from the FDA to the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Medical Center.