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SLAbot-1 is a robotic arm which is used as a stereolitography apparatus in a small self-contained manufacturing cell. It enables very fast 3d printing based on resin and projection device and further manipulation of produced object. It is a concept demonstration but it could be used in some future manufacturing setting providing customized 3d printed parts.3D Systems describe it as:
The SLAbot-1 uses an industrial robotic arm, producing parts in sequence. This modular, assembly-line-ready additive manufacturing can be configured in large arrays and enables distributed, automated, high-speed, customized manufacturing.
Here is SLAbot-1 in action:
Here is a more detailed presentation of the system which is based on a patent that is 30 years old:
SLAbot is clearly based on DENSO Robotics arm.
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