MobiPrint robot autonomously prints designs directly onto floors
Developed for accessibility, inspired by tactile markers for navigation
Future plans include AI for larger, adaptable, on-site printing
Imagine a 3D printer that can print creations exactly where you need them. That’s the idea behind MobiPrint, a mobile 3D printing robot developed by Daniel Campos Zamora at the University of Washington.
This innovative device autonomously navigates a room, printing designs directly onto floors or other surfaces, offering “a new system that combines robotics and 3D printing that could actually go and print in the real world,” as Campos Zamora told IEEE Spectrum.
