ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,892, issued on April 21.

"Cable robot 3D printer and method for detecting the position and for changing the position of the print head of a cable robot 3D printer" was invented by Anton Niederberger (Oberdorf NW, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The task of the invention is to create a 3D printer to produce, for example, bone substitutes or organ substitutes or other objects such as prostheses from organically compatible materialsCable robot 3D printer (1), comprising a cable robot (1) with eight cables (2) or straps (2), wherein the cables (2) or straps (2) are detachably attached at a first end (3) to a print head (4) an...