START pod: Ansel Dias, Founder & CEO, AutoFAB: “Building a distributed 3D-printing network. Local microfactories, one platform, zero inventory”

Ansel Dias is using his robot factory to build more robot factoriesAutoFAB is a robotic desktop factory that prints, assembles, quality-checks, and packages hardware autonomouslyIt’s already being used to manufacture more of its own robotic armsThe insight behind it is simple: Prototyping is easyProduction is the completely different ballgame - and that’s where hardware startups dieFactories. QA. Packaging. Scaling production.That’s the bottleneck AutoFAB wants to eliminateThe long-term vision: AutoFABs making more AutoFABs🎙️ Ansel Dias, Founder & CEO, AutoFAB on Fondo START pod 00:18 AutoFAB is a robotic desktop factory00:33 It prints things, then assembles them00:41 It does quality checks and even packs shipping boxes01:03 Putting hardware into production is extremely difficult02:01 AutoFAB to make more AutoFABs02:14 Growth will become geometric02:37 Right now it's making more of its own robotic armsCheck out autofab.net to learn more