论文标题
蜂群制造：可重新配置的3D打印机和绘图绘图器由蜂群制成
Swarm Fabrication: Reconfigurable 3D Printers and Drawing Plotters Made of Swarm Robots
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论文摘要
我们介绍了Swarm Fabrication，这是一个新颖的概念，是创建由蜂群机器人制成的按需，可扩展和可重新配置的制造机。我们通过利用Toio机器人和3D打印的附件来介绍制造机器的元素，例如电动机，电梯，桌子，馈线和挤出机。通过结合这些元素，我们演示了与多个Toio机器人构造X-Y-Z绘图仪，可用于绘制绘图仪和3D打印机。我们还展示了将我们的想法扩展到更通用的制造机的可能性，其中包括3D打印机，CNC加工，泡沫切割机，线拉绘图设备，拾音器和位置机器，3D扫描等。通过此，我们会绘制一个群体的视野，堆叠机器人可以在任何地方构建可伸缩的机器，可以在任何地方构建一个可以构建最终的造型机器，可以将用户构造出来。我们认为，这种制造技术将来将成为一种互动和高度灵活的制造手段。
We introduce Swarm Fabrication, a novel concept of creating on-demand, scalable, and reconfigurable fabrication machines made of swarm robots. We present ways to construct an element of fabrication machines, such as motors, elevator, table, feeder, and extruder, by leveraging toio robots and 3D printed attachments. By combining these elements, we demonstrate constructing a X-Y-Z plotter with multiple toio robots, which can be used for drawing plotters and 3D printers. We also show the possibility to extend our idea to more general-purpose fabrication machines, which include 3D printers, CNC machining, foam cutters, line drawing devices, pick and place machines, 3D scanning, etc. Through this, we draw a future vision, where the swarm robots can construct a scalable and reconfigurable fabrication machines on-demand, which can be deployed anywhere the user wishes. We believe this fabrication technique will become a means of interactive and highly flexible fabrication in the future.
