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From Pixels to Parts: Deploying Direct CAD-to-Robot Workflows in Construction

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Explore how digital twins and CAD-to-robot pipelines transform construction automation. Reframe Systems discusses robotic manufacturing, construction robots, and how automated design workflows with physical AI enable scalable modular housing production. Presented at Actuate, Foxglove's annual robotics developer conference.

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Felipe Polido, Co-Founder and Head of Technology, Reframe Systems

Felipe Polido is the Co-Founder and Head of Technology at Reframe Systems and is on a mission to build climate-resilient homes for all. He leads development of the next-generation manufacturing engine that merges digital-twin first design, physical AI, and advanced automation. With an M.S. in Robotics and over 20 patent applications and publications, Felipe has spent more than a decade advancing manipulation, machine vision, and motion planning technologies. Prior to Reframe, he was part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge humanoid program and spearheaded Amazon Robotics’ Sparrow solution for automated bin-picking. Passionate about design simplification at scale, Felipe’s mission is to build robotic systems that connect cutting-edge research with real-world applications.

Ethan Keller, Design Automation Lead, Reframe Systems

Outside of work, Ethan has spent over a decade volunteering with AguaClara Reach as their technical advisor. There, he developed an automated system for designing gravity-fed drinking water treatment plants within Onshape, supporting clean water access in communities throughout Central America.

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