Dutch queen and robot open 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam

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"Maxima pushed a green button that set the robot's arm in motion to cut a ribbon across the bridge with a pair of scissors." ... really? Could of fooled me (they posted no photo of the robot or the queen). I didn't know the Dutch had a queen. Anyways ... nice to see how 3-D printing is coming into it's own but that bridge design fits that environment about as well as a __________ fits a __________.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...ed-bridge-in-amsterdam/ar-AAMceTH?ocid=msnews​

 
HAL_404 said:
"Maxima pushed a green button that set the robot's arm in motion to cut a ribbon across the bridge with a pair of scissors." ... really? Could of fooled me (they posted no photo of the robot or the queen). I didn't know the Dutch had a queen. Anyways ... nice to see how 3-D printing is coming into it's own but that bridge design fits that environment about as well as a __________ fits a __________.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...ed-bridge-in-amsterdam/ar-AAMceTH?ocid=msnews​

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Cool that they were able to do this, too bad it's that ugly.
 
HAL_404 said:
"Maxima pushed a green button that set the robot's arm in motion to cut a ribbon across the bridge with a pair of scissors." ... really? Could of fooled me (they posted no photo of the robot or the queen). I didn't know the Dutch had a queen. Anyways ... nice to see how 3-D printing is coming into it's own but that bridge design fits that environment about as well as a __________ fits a __________.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...ed-bridge-in-amsterdam/ar-AAMceTH?ocid=msnews​

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Here's an article that has the picture you are looking for:
https://expressdigest.com/queen-max...elegant-in-recycled-orange-gown-in-amsterdam/
 
sadsteve said:
Cool that they were able to do this, too bad it's that ugly.
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I don't know if I'd say "ugly", but I definitely agree with doesn't fit the neighborhood.

But, fortunately, it's a temporary bridge, to be used for about 2 years while the normal 'old-skool' bridge is being renovated.
And, it's a living (well, steel I guess) laboratory, based on the article. It's fully wired with sensors to monitor remotely responses to the actual use of the bridge.
Which, not going to lie, is a damn efficient way to implement new tech on a small, and "artistic" way, and also use the implementation as a proof of concept/prototype stage thing.

I like it.
 
when i think of amsterdam and robots, my brain inevitably thinks of sexbots.
 
Maxima? Only thing i imagine when i hear that name is this:
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