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3D printing is making huge strides forward as a technology. As the printing method continues to mature, we are seeing more companies begin to release products that have been mass-produced using extrusion. Depicted in the video above is the brainchild of dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij: a robot that is capable of creating 4,000 3D printed chairs a year. The best part? He uses nothing but recycled materials.

Vander Kooij built his 3D printing robot out of a modified industrial machine that was no longer being used. As you can see from the video, it looks very similar to one you might see on an automotive assembly line. Because the industrial machine uses a similar method of control programming to commercial 3D printers, Vander Kooij was able adapt it pretty easily. By refitting the robot with an extrusion head and a material feed, he was able to create a very large 3D printer capable of creating furniture. …

Read the full article here: http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/dutch-designer-melts-refrigerators-to-create-3d-printed-chairs-20120212/