for his project 'endless chair', dutch designer dirk vander kooij gave fanuc, a heavyset, yellow and dilapidated robot - though still quite speedy - new software, giving him a new future as a prototyping machine. normally, rapid prototyping machines are not suitable for large-scale production: constructing 3D-models in high resolutions is too time-consuming and costly. however, fanuc, who was pensioned off after a 140, 000 hour non-stop career in a chinese production line, has a much lower resolution, allowing him to produce robust models at a steady pace. the coarse structure reveals how the product has been constructed layer by layer. vander kooij's 'endless' combines the flexibility of traditional workmanship with the speed of industrial production.

Endless from Dirk Vander Kooij on Vimeo.

via designboom