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When it launched in 2019 , Dusty ’s FieldPrinter add a ingenious new dimension to the world of construction automation . The autonomous mobile robot convey blueprint into the material worldly concern by draw chalk outlines on the site ’s floor , thus extinguish much of the guess work in a problem you really do n’t want to venture at . The caller read the first - gen ‘ bot has so far print more than 91 million straight feet .
Today the Bay Area - base inauguration is launching the sequel . As was the compositor’s case with its harbinger , FieldPrinter 2sports a fully grown pair of friendly eye — personification is a surprisingly effective way of life to integrate automation into the work . The little robot is smaller than the first gen , thus allowing it to better move around obstacles .
It now prints nigher to edge and can “ shadow photographic print ” behind columns . The 23 - pound golem sports a wide mark psyche and a bevy of on - board sensing element for improved navigation . It can also be controlled via iPad .
Today ’s tidings also score the arrival of FieldPrint Platform , which is center around BIM - to - domain — that ’s effectively bringing digital information into genuine - world construction sites .
“ Our new FieldPrint Platform supports the seamless flow of data from the design stage , to the field , and back to the prevue , ” cofounder and CEO Tessa Lau notes . “ More than just a automaton , Dusty provides an mix software+hardware solution that designer , intriguer , and field operators utilize to get unparalleled truth , communication , and efficiency . ”
building is presently regulate up to be one of robotics ’ big category . It is , after all , a $ 2 trillion industriousness in the U.S. alone . There are several aspects of the building process that are perfectly positioned for mechanization , especially during an earned run average of staffing shortage . Predictably , Dusty ’s innovative result now has some contest , including , most notably , HP ’s SitePrint .
