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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6
Robots can't do the finish work. That requires hand work and a trained eye. You have it reversed. Roughing out a surface is what a robot is good for. Creating a perfect final surface is what humans are good for.
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The accuracy and quality of the model the robot will work from is only as good as the scan which will without a doubt require manual clean up and that clean up can yield a model that no longer accurately reflects the object that needs rough work.
Trust me, the skill set required to clean that scan is going to cost you more than what it costs to do the rough work by hand.
It's every bit as much an art as the hand finishing plus you have the science of it all to contend with.
If you were working with an organic material like wood or stone it would be easier but you are working with metal which introduces all manner of complications.
There is a considerable amount of man hours that will go into it per piece at a much higher hourly pay rate because of the skill set required.
Remember, we built a company around the science of this and I would not consider what you want to do for more than 30 seconds, at least not with what's available today.