Prototyping.io automates the path from CAD design to finished mechanical parts. Its manufacturing workflow checks designs for manufacturability and supports CNC machining, sheet metal, additive manufacturing, injection molding, extrusion and die casting. The San Francisco company is relevant to robotics as production infrastructure that can shorten hardware iteration from prototype through early production.
Mechanical sourcing is a recurring bottleneck for robotics teams. A faster CAD-to-part loop can reduce iteration time for frames, housings, fixtures and other custom assemblies.