SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING 3D OBJECTS

摘要

The present invention is directed to an object construction device configured to enclose a specified assembly area and assemble objects, such as toys, using standardized interlocking assembly units. The construction device includes processor with a memory device configured to access an instruction set encoding the assembly instructions of the object. The processor executes the instruction set in order to control and direct an assembly unit manipulator to additively construct or assemble the object from the interlocking assembly units. The assembly units are configured with surface features that interconnect the assembly units such that once connected they are substantially permanently attached to one another.

主权项

1. An apparatus for assembling an object with at least one assembly unit, the assembly apparatus includes,
an object assembly area, a processor with a memory device configured to access an instruction set encoding the assembly of the object out of at least one assembly unit and control an assembly unit manipulator, the at least one assembly unit having a plurality of surfaces, at least one surface configured with an interlocking attachment mechanism for irreversibly mechanically attaching the assembly unit at least one other assembly unit, at least one assembly unit storage device, configured to supply at least one assembly unit to the assembly unit manipulator, and the assembly unit manipulator further configured to transport the assembly unit from the storage device to a location within an the assembly area and irreversibly mechanically couple the assembly unit with at least one other assembly unit.