Collaborative Robotics Bridges the Gap Between Digital and Physical Manufacturing

“We had this hypothesis that we can make really crazy, complex structures if we create a better software workflow to the design environment,” says Evan Atherton, senior research scientist, Autodesk Research Robotics Lab. That theory came to life in the form of the Arroyo Bridge, a geometrically complicated steel pedestrian bridge that stretches 70 feet long and features more than 500 discrete parts. A joint venture of the University of Southern California and Autodesk, the Arroyo Bridge Project is a successful collaboration of human and machine—in this case, master welders and a massive robotic arm. It’s proof that collaborative robotics can be an effective way to marry human craft with robotic precision. Watch the video to learn more. For more great content like this, visit https://redshift.autodesk.com/