The Fabricator

Plasma cobot streamlines pipe cutting on island project

Within sight of the Atlantic Ocean, Aubo Robotics’ SwitchWeld i5 plasma cobot cuts holes in a large-diameter pipe for the ...
Hackaday

3D Printing Metal Structures With A 6-axis Robot

[Joris Laarman] is working on a project called the MX3D-Metal which uses an ABB industrial robot arm and a welding machine to create strong metal structures on any working surface and in any direction ...
Slate

Snake Robots With Lasers on Their Heads

Engineers at OC Robotics and TWI built a snakebot capable of welding damaged or deteriorated pipes from the inside. Plenty of snake-inspired bots already exist—surgical bots are a good example—but ...
Hackaday

6-Axis Robot Arm 3D Prints A Metal Bridge

Do you remember the MX3D metal printing robot? It’s now capable of 3D printing a metal bridge. Here’s the news release, but it’s in Dutch (translated). Over one year ago we covered the beginning of ...