Free-form curved furniture without molds / Part 1

Source: Instructables

Ever heard of Zipshape? It's a technique developed by Schindler Salmeron which lets you to draw a free-form profile curve for (say) a piece of furniture, and then cut a series of teeth into two sheets of thick material like MDF. Those custom-cut teet ...
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Dancing With Industrial Robot Arms Is Even Sadder Than Dancing With Yourself [Video]

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Described as a "contemporary dance for humans and industrial robots" the performance features a choreographed routine between a couple of humans free to move across the stage, and a couple of ABB industrial robot arms bolted to the ...
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Watch this: industrial robots make great dance partners

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Humans view robots as everything from personal assistants to harbingers of doom, but choreographer Thomas Freundlich sees them as graceful dancers. His latest show — called Human Interface — kicked off this week in Helsinki, and involves a pair of hum ...
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Nikkei falls to four-month closing low

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average shed 2 percent on Wednesday to a four-month closing low as exporters took a beating on a firmer yen after the Bank of Japan's latest statement raised doubt about its commitment t ...
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Selects Autodesk Digital Prototyping Software to Design Electrical Controls in Industrial Robots

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Japan's Nikkei rises 1.1 percent on bargain-hunting

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Nikkei steadies, propped up by G8 reassurances

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Nikkei stabilises after Friday's slide, G8 helps

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