The one redeeming feature of a spider is that the web they make are usually too small , or too watery , to entrap a human . ButFesto continues to corner the marketon unsettling and slightly creepy-crawly robots with amachine that can create giant websand even 3D cocoons that could easily hold in a human surety .
The 3D Cocooner ’s WWW is made of a diffuse flexible screw thread that ’s coated in a liquid plastic resin . As it ’s being extruded , a UV brightness level on the photographic print mind hardens the material giving the webs and cocoons the robot create instant structure without the need for additional support to be created
A built - in proverb slices the textile when the robot ’s photographic print head need to move to another location , but the special rosin can also be softened again at any time allowing beams and supports to be angle , dislodge , or connected to other parts of the 3D cocoon during the printing summons .
Admittedly , the 3D Cocooner does n’t really look as creepy as a spider . It has no spangled eyes or baleful Fang , but the fact that it could quickly bury you in its rosin WWW is more than enough reason to call into question why this research needs to continue .
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