Boys and girls at RCAM gave us this wonderful amalgam of advanced laser metal 3d printing paired with high-end robotics. Laser, robots and 3d printing. Yep, it doesn't get much cooler than that.
Learn more at:
http://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Centers/RCAM
Source:
https://thestack.com/world/2015/09/07/new-3d-metal-printing-technique-combines-lasers-and-advanced-robotics/