What Are You Printing Now? By Robert Nipper From Robots to Knives, a 3D printing service provider never knows what new project is coming next. When you have worked at a company that uses 3D printers to create things, there is a chance that you can become a little jaded. It isn’t a character fl aw. It just comes with the territory when you continually encounter people that are extremely intelligent, creative, interested in pushing boundaries, and leaving their mark on the world. As he was making his coffee, he asked the big question: “What are you printing now?” “Robot parts” was the casual reply from several in the offi ce. Of course, this only opened the door for more questions. The answers were a little less exciting than one might have expected. A nonchalant attitude often surprised people who “You mean a ‘robot’ robot?” visited our offi ce. Such was the case a few months We don’t really know. ago when our good friend and offi ce neighbor, Boomer, wandered through our door. “What kind of robot exactly? What does it do?” We aren’t sure. It may be a robot bartender, or it may take over the world one day. Maybe both. “How big is this robot?” It must be pretty big. Each robot has two of the four-part assemblies we are printing. Each assembly part is roughly 10”x10”x11”. “Where will this robot be assembled?” Somewhere in Atlanta. “What parts are you printing?” Multi-part shrouds for a moving arm. “Who are you printing it for?” Sorry, we can’t tell you who the customer is. We can however, tell you that it is defi nitely not for a James Bond villain, or anyone named Wile E. Coyote. Unfortunately, I can’t share a photo of the complete parts. This often happens when dealing with products in development. The details were simply not ours to share with the general public. I can let you know that we received orders for parts 8 www.cadlearning.com