Autonomous Mobile Robots. AMBOTS for short, are smart mobile robots that can work together to 3D print and assemble products based on digital models. The software divides up the printing job into smaller tasks, assigns tasks to different robots, and coordinates them to work together to finish the print job without interference with each other. Although the project’s initial purpose was to automate manufacturing, recently the US military invested $3.5 million to study the most expedient ways to 3D print mission structures such as culverts, T-walls and Jersey barriers all while using native materials and concrete. The team will work to optimize design patterns and materials that can be used, and develop printing instructions for mobile robots that can be deployed quickly on site.

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