They are coming. The realistic humanoid robots from popular movies and TV series may be close than you think thanks to 3D printing. GLUCK, a South Korean 3D printing and 3D design service provider, has mass produced several ultra-realistic robots using its fleet of large format Cubicon SLA 3D printers (which is now located at the Wico3D Printers 3D printing automation factory in Seoul. The humanoids were created for an installation at local designer eyewear brand Gentle Monster’s Nudayk Store in Hanam. The mechatronic artwork is meant to simulate a robotic assembly line.
All the parts for the humanoid robots were 3D printed using large format SLA technology, with extremely photorealistic surface finishing. A urethane coating was also applied to ensure the…