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3D PRINTED FREE STANDING METAL: BY ROBOT
Find it here: http://newatlas.com/3d-metal-printing-robot/30938/
Through doing research for last weeks “Looking Outwards,” I stumbled upon this artistic robot, called the MX3D. MX3D is a metal 3D printing robot. Artist, Joris Laarman, created this robot that paints with metal.
Our perception of 3D printing now is mostly centered around gadgets and toys. Small things made of plastic. What this does is changes that perception. 3D printing in this project is heavy and stands the test of both gravity and air.
This robot gives us the possibility to build on any surface, without the use of support, with an incredibly strong material. The implications of this technology in both art and industry for example structure design, are endless.
One of the things I enjoyed most about this project is that it breaks the barrier of the “household” 3D printer. You never think about a 3D printer as a robot, but in reality it is, just a very constrained one. This breaks the bonds and is free to build anywhere.