3D Printers + Giant Robots

by Joseph Flaherty on March 16, 2009

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3D printing may not break into the mainstream any time soon, but 3D printers can help expedite the product design processes for businesses. 3D printers enable designers to experiment with a variety of forms and play with designs that are difficult to visualize in 2D.

This video does a great job explaining the process of manufacturing a plastic object, in this case a Japanese robot. It covers everything: CAD design > 3D printed prototypes > Injection molds > Molding plastics > Finishing.

The guys in costumes and soundtrack do a great job making this enjoyable on many levels. Ultimately 3D printing is one part of a long continuum and even if it doesn’t make it to the desktop it is going to profoundly change the world of design and manufacturing.

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Tagged as: Computer-aided design, Custom Manufacturing, Product design

  • http://www.solidsmack.com Josh M

    wow, I only wish my manager dressed like that one guy… or if we could all dress like that. yeah, that's what I took away from this video and all your hard work in putting this post together. :) good find man.

  • http://www.replicatorinc.com Joseph Flaherty

    You can get manufacturing process movies on any episode of “How it's Made”, People come to Replicator for the atmosphere and the attitude. That's what the costumes are all about. It's about fun.

  • http://www.setpointusa.com/content/index.asp?page=Robot_Integration_Automated_Machines&paid=103 robot integrators

    I have high respects for the Japanese for their talent in robotics. They are continuously paving the way for the future for us to follow and learn from.

  • http://www.emo-site.com/ emo

    3D Printers has wide application. It even can be used for manufacture Giant Robots. Simply surprisingly, what huge functionality at 3D Printers.

  • http://classic-car-insurance.posterous.com/classic-car-insurance Suzie

    Those talking robots are a bit much for me!

  • http://www.sunglassesuk.com/ Sunglasses

    3D printer is will also a big help in the field of architecture and engineering industry.. Architect and engineer can easily see a picture of a building in a 3D print.. By the way, I like the figure of that gundam robot.. really cool..

  • joshspyker

    This is so cool! I never knew we had printers like these!

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