Additive Manufacturing and 3D Robotics

3D printing, one of the Robotics applications, automates the most tedious and repetitive tasks by cutting costs and improving turnaround time.

Robot assisted additive manufacturing is an emerging disruptive technology. Multiple robots can be used to produce multi-material large objects. Robotic-systems can be used to develop hybrid systems where additive and subtractive process are combined.

In summary, the main difference between 3D printing and additive manufacturing is that 3D printing specifically involves the creation of objects by adding layers of material. Yet additive manufacturing involves the creation of objects by adding material, which may or may not come in layers.