Rapid + TCT saw the U.S. debut of the Prusa Pro AFS automated farm system,
a modular 3D printer comprising many of the company's Pro iX headless 3D printer. Each Pro AFS is overseen by a robotic “harvester” that can remove completed prints and load clean plates for subsequent jobs.
It's a deployable system the company has demoed many times, memorably for me at a music festival in Prague, facilitating a living 3D printed art exhibit of scanned festival goers. The system is currently built in Prague, so you need to really want one to get one this side of the Atlantic. As Prusa's U.S. factory grows, this will surely change.
Matthew Mensley is a senior editor at All3DP with nine years covering consumer FDM hardware. He writes news, reviews, and buying guides with the clarity of someone who's seen enough hype cycles to know which ones to take seriously.
