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3D Printer Powered by Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence

Inkbit is overcoming traditional constraints to 3D printing by giving its machines ‘eyes and brains’

Zach Winn
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:00
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This story was originally published by MIT News.

Objects made with 3D printing can be lighter, stronger, and more complex than those produced through traditional manufacturing methods. But several technical challenges must be overcome before 3D printing transforms the production of most devices.

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Commercially available printers generally offer only high-speed, high-precision, or high-quality materials. Rarely do they offer all three, limiting their usefulness as a manufacturing tool. Today, 3D printing is used mainly for prototyping and low-volume production of specialized parts.

Now Inkbit, a startup out of MIT, is working to bring all of the benefits of 3D printing to a slew of products that have never been printed before—and it’s aiming to do so at volumes that would radically disrupt production processes in a variety of industries.

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