"Rosotics produces hyper-efficient metal additive manufacturing solutions to solve tougher problems in industrial engineering. With the Rapid Induction Printing approach, we enable industry to additively manufacture structures using far less energy and material resource than any other alternative method. We have developed a breakthrough platform for large-scale production that utilizes this approach, in order to radically simplify implementation and redefine where additive manufacturing can be applied.
Long term, our intention is to use simplicity in order to vastly expand the scope and scale of additive manufacturing."
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BOUNDARY BREAKERS
Christian LaRosa
Founder and CEO
Vanessa's background is primarily in the corporate and trade sectors. She holds a master of science degree in industrial and organizational psychology, where she learned to translate methods of management that create a workplace that is effective and desirable. In addition, she carries experience with the Greater Maricopa Foreign Trade Zone (GMFTZ), one of the fastest growing trade zones in the western US, providing valuable knowledge of regional logistics. She has been a volunteer for the non-profit organization, ACES, for over 6 years.
Vanessa's background is primarily in the corporate and trade sectors. She holds a master of science degree in industrial and organizational psychology, where she learned to translate methods of management that create a workplace that is effective and desirable. In addition, she carries experience with the Greater Maricopa Foreign Trade Zone (GMFTZ), one of the fastest growing trade zones in the western US, providing valuable knowledge of regional logistics. She has been a volunteer for the non-profit organization, ACES, for over 6 years.
Vanessa Alexander
Director of People & Culture
Recent News & Activity
Mesa-based Rosotics expands footprint at Falcon Field Airport
Rosotics is planning a major expansion at Falcon Field Airport in Mesa where it intends to create a manufacturing, research and development campus for its heavy metal 3D printing system that will hit the market later this year.
The Mesa-based startup has inked a lease for nearly 130,000 square feet in two hangars in the northwest section of Falcon Field, the company announced at a launch event Friday. The company previously occupied 15,800 square feet of space in a hangar at the airport.
Rosotics Raises $750,000 Pre-seed Round Led by Draper Associates For Novel Approach to Heavy Industry 3D Printing
Company is pioneering Rapid Induction Printing,™ based on biomimicry, which requires significantly less power than existing methods of metal 3D printing
Rosotics, innovators in additive manufacturing, today announced $750,000 in pre-seed funding led by Draper Associates. The company's hyper-efficient, proprietary 3D printing process, Rapid Induction Printing™, requires significantly less energy and fewer material resources than current methods to produce a high-quality product, while also allowing for much larger prints than have ever been possible before.
This round of funding also featured participation from Correlation Ventures, Vibe Capital, and Sequoia Capital, bringing significant aerospace heritage and deep-tech experience to the mission. Rosotics is currently working with the aerospace industry as it rolls out its technology.
Rosotics' proprietary printing system, called 'Mantis,' is designed to fold up like origami, allowing it to be easily packed and transported. Inspired by nature, Mantis gets its name from the insect world, with arms that unfold and stretch, allowing for larger 3D prints than ever before.
"Additive manufacturing has been with us in the mainstream for well over a decade and has revolutionized the manufacture of metallic complex parts like those found in rocket engines," said Jim Cantrell, Co-Founder of SpaceX, Phantom Space.
Rosotics is tackling the monumental task of revolutionizing metal additive manufacturing in a set of pristine hangars at Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, Arizona. The facility, which is fit for advanced rocket manufacturing, sits in the heart of a community of aerospace innovation, including giants like Boeing and Virgin Galactic, the latter having recently chosen to build its next-generation spacecraft SpaceShip III nearby.
"The beautiful thing is that although we are starting in aerospace, our vision is that we will soon be able to create some part of everything. Mantis is just the beginning, and as our process becomes more dynamic there will be no size limit to what we can build and where we can build it.
And we're humbled to have earned the nickname 'baby SpaceX' from our peers in the area." says Austin Thurman, COO, who met LaRosa while they were both studying at Arizona State University.
"Rosotics makes the largest metal 3D printers in the world and they will fundamentally change aerospace manufacturing forever. Their proprietary process, Rapid Induction Printing, allows customers of the company to easily iterate and produce novel vehicles for space and transportation," said Tim Draper, founding partner of Draper Associates. "We at Draper Associates are thrilled to be part of their journey."
While interest in Rosotics' efficient, portable 3D printing solution is high in the aerospace sector, industries such as construction, marine, and energy will also benefit from the new technology.
About Rosotics
Rosotics uses a proprietary approach, Rapid Induction Printing™ to dramatically expand the scope and opportunities of additive manufacturing for heavy materials industries. The company's process and breakthrough platform for large-scale production dramatically reduces the energy and material requirements for large-scale 3D printing, bringing the concept of "no scale limitations."
Made in Mesa: Rosotics
Rosotics unveils 3D printer for rocket tanks and fairings
SAN FRANCISCO – Rosotics will begin deliveries later this year of new type of 3D printer for large aerospace structures.
Traditional 3D printers rely on high-power lasers to heat metal wire or feedstock. Rosotics heats the feedstock with a magnetic field in the 3D printer nozzle.
“You get the same end result without the laser in that process,” Christian LaRosa, Rosotics co-founder and CEO, told SpaceNews. “That helps efficiency enormously. We are powering the Mantis using a single cord going into a 240-volt power outlet.”
Mesa, Arizona-based Rosotics plans to begin delivering the Mantis in the third quarter of 2023 to customers who place $95,000 deposits and sign hardware-as-a-service contracts.
After delivery, Rosotics “will install, maintain and upgrade your hardware over time without any cost to you,” LaRosa said.
While the Mantis can be configured for various tasks, the starting point is a one printhead to additively manufacture aluminum or steel structures ranging in size from 1.5 to 8 meters in diameter.
Rosotics unveiled the Mantis prototype March 24, one day after Relativity conducted its first launch of the 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket.
“Relativity has developed this capability of 3D printing a launch vehicle for Relativity,” LaRosa said. “We’ve been focused on creating a new form of metal additive that will reduce the difficulty in getting 3D printing implemented in a field like aerospace.”
Jim Cantrell, CEO and co-founder of Tucson, Arizona-based Phantom Space, said Rosotics printers could prove useful to launch vehicle manufacturers.
Rosotics will need to prove the Mantis’ printed parts “have consistent metallurgical properties,” Cantrell said. “But it looks promising.”
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