Autonomous mechanical performance characterization of three-dimensional articles on a build plate

A system for autonomous mechanical property testing of specimens, the system comprising:

• at least one multi-link robotic arm having multiple degrees of movement including a first end fixedly attached to a non-movable and stationary surface, a second free end comprising a multi-axis load cell coupled to the second end, and an end effector coupled to the multi-axis load cell, wherein the end effector is configured to sequentially apply a uni- or multi-modal load to each of the specimens while on a build plate;
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• a robotic workstation comprising a controller configured to control the at least one multi-link robotic arm to interrogate specific specimens on the build plate, a storage device for receiving applied load data during the interrogation, and a processor for autonomously calculating mechanical properties from the applied load data.