You've likely seen them. Some guy (or girl) uses a chainsaw to carve a piece of furniture while everyone stands around and secretly thinks, "I could do that...couldn't I?" It takes skill, a sharp saw, a steady hand, and most importantly, the ability to see the chair or animal that is inside an otherwise unremarkable log.
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| Photo source: Fast Company Design |
Fast Company Design reports a robot that is used to craft chairs from logs. The magazine reports that the robot is programmed to carve a simple design, and does so with almost no waste.
Based on what our BEST teams know about programming robots, we have no doubt that BEST students could carve a chair from a log, with a little help from a robotic friend.
