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Additive manufacturing and robots both enable manufacturing, but they also enable one another. Not only can cobots and autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) tend print farms and industrial robots serve as a platform for large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) systems, users can flip the equation to 3D print end effectors and other peripherals for their robots. In this episode of Additive Manufacturing Media’s AM Radio podcast, Gardner Business Media Robots & Autonomy Editor Julia Hider joins Additive Manufacturing’s Executive Editor Stephanie Hendrixson and Editor-in-Chief Peter Zelinski to dive into examples of how 3D printing facilitates robotics, and how robotics facilitates 3D printing. Listen to the podcast above and visit to find photos, show notes and the episode transcript.
Robots and Autonomy Correspondent
Julia Hider
Julia Hider graduated from in 2014 with a B.A. in journalism, and joined as an assistant editor with in 2017. She has served as an editor on several Gardner Business Media brands, including and . She is currently a senior editor for 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ as covering robotics for all Gardner Business Media brands.
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