Patent ID: 11969950
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A computer-implemented method for three-dimensional (3D) printing of an object, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, (3D) image data from a 3D scan of the object;
transposing, by the processor, the 3D image data into an aggregate of layers of pixelated data;
receiving, by the processor, an initial position of a light-emitting robot inserted within photosensitive material included in a container;
communicating, by the processor, with the light-emitting robot by wireless transmission;
navigating, by the processor, the light-emitting robot through the photosensitive material, based on the aggregate of layers of pixelated data from the 3D scan of the object and feedback of a position of the light-emitting robot within the photosensitive material; and
activating, by the processor, light emission from the light-emitting robot, based on the wireless communication and the position of the light-emitting robot within the photosensitive material corresponding to the aggregate of layers of pixelated data of the 3D image, wherein activation of the light emission from the light-emitting robot solidifies the photosensitive material.