Medical Tech & Science Special: In-Body 3D Printing, Brain Implants, and Living Robots w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 24 October 2025
Story 1: 3D-Printer Prints Living Tissue Inside Human Body

• Source: electronicsforu.com
• Link: https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/3d-printer-prints-living-tissue-inside-human-body
• See also: Miniature 3D-printed objects inside the body
• See also: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/stuttgart-research-advances-in-body-3d-printing-with-new-e1-8m-grant-245344/

Story 2: Breakthrough Brain Implant from NYU Abu Dhabi Enables Safer, More Precise Drug Delivery

• Source: NYU Abu Dhabi website
• Link: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/latest-news/science-and-technology/2025/october/nyuad-researchers-spiral-brain-implant.html
• See research paper here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ae0523

Story 3: Tiny living robots made from human cells could one day deliver medicine

• Source: Knowridge.com
• Link: https://knowridge.com/2025/09/tiny-living-robots-made-from-human-cells-could-one-day-deliver-medicine/
• See also: https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/biobots-made-from-human-lung-cells-may-enable-more-targeted-drug-delivery-405224

Story 4: Smart shoe insert could improve mobility for people with walking problems

• Source: MedicalXpress.com
• Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-smart-insert-mobility-people-problems.html

Honorable Mentions
Story: Engineers Create Soft Robots That Can Literally Walk on Water

• Source: SciTechDaily.com
• Link: https://scitechdaily.com/engineers-create-soft-robots-that-can-literally-walk-on-water/

Story: First drug treatment for sleep apnea may be within reach

• Source: MedicalXpress.com
• Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-drug-treatment-apnea.html

Story: Bricklaying robot stacks 360 blocks an hour to speed up homebuilding

• Source: Electronics360
• Link: https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/22916/bricklaying-robot-stacks-360-blocks-an-hour-to-speed-up-homebuilding
• See also: https://www.fbr.com.au/view/hadrian
• See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMIDJB3Pd-M

Story: Tumbleweed rover tests demonstrate transformative technology for low-cost Mars exploration

• Source: Phys.org
• Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-09-tumbleweed-rover-technology-mars-exploration.html
• See research paper here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/EPSC-DPS2025-1775.html