MYSTIC, Conn., July 21 (UPI) --A Connecticut aquarium teamed up with a 3D printing company and a local middle school to give an injured penguin a special walking boot. Mystic Aquarium shared a ...

A group of middle schoolers in Mystic, Connecticut teamed up with a local aquarium and the ACT Group, a 3D systems partner, to construct a new boot for a feisty penguin with an injured leg.

This is true in the case of [Dejan Ristic]’s capable little Tardygrade walking robot, which uses only two servos and a bunch of clever 3D printed parts. The robot’s chassis is split into two ...