Goliath 数控机床机器人以圣经中的巨人的名字命名，但它实际上并不笨重，仅重 15 公斤。 然而，它的最大特点是它与其他数控机床相比的不同之处。 经过颇具巧思的设计和构造，创新在于它如何开始和进行工作的过程。 Goliath 直接定位在最长可达 3 米的工件上，并通过万向轮轻巧的移动来进行加工。 机器人不需用手引导。 而是由具有无线电传输功能的微控制器操控运行。 细测量线通过磁性连接将数控机床机器人与传感器连接起来，传感器一方面界定工作区域，另一方面监控 Goliath 的位置。 使用三角测量法（一种用于测量三个参考点之间的光学距离的几何方法），它计算更新其在工件上的位置速度高达每秒 100 次。 紧凑便携设计的 Goliath 缩小了家用小型数控铣床与大型工业机器之间的精度差距。 虽然小型家用工厂只能在有限的范围内实现较大的项目，但工业用途的设备是固定无法移动的且成本高昂。 相比之下，Goliath 是一款便携式数控机床机器人，可使用计算机辅助 CAD 数据切割、铣削和雕刻各种由木材、软金属或塑料制成的平面工件。 不仅只有工厂实验室和创客空间对 Goliath 表现出兴趣，工业公司也可以从它的使用中受益，因为机器人可以以数字化简化的方式完成复杂的切割工作、雕刻艺术和装饰工艺。

The Goliath CNC robot bears the name of a biblical giant, yet it is anything but bulky and heavy, weighing in at only 15 kg. What is large about it, however, is the difference it makes compared to other CNC machines. Thanks to a well-thought-out design and construction, the innovation lies in how it allows approaching the work process. Goliath is positioned directly on the workpiece, which can be up to three metres long, and machines it by moving light-footedly on multidirectional wheels. The robot does not have to be guided by hand. Instead, it is run by a microcontroller with wireless radio transmission. Thin measuring wires connect the CNC robot via magnetic connections with sensors that serve to delimit the working area, on the one hand, and monitor Goliath’s position, on the other. Using triangulation, a geometric method for optical distance measurement between three reference points, it calculates its position on the workpiece up to 100 times per second. The compact and portable design of Goliath closes the gap between small CNC milling machines for home use and large industrial machines with its precision. While larger projects can be realised only to a limited extent with small home-use mills, units in industrial use are stationary and costly. Goliath, in contrast, is a portable CNC robot that can be used for cutting, milling and engraving a wide range of flat workpieces made of wood, soft metal or plastic, using computer-aided CAD data. It is not only in fab labs and maker spaces that users are likely to show interest in Goliath; industrial companies can also benefit from its use, as the robot allows even complex cutting work, engravings and decorations to be produced in a digitally simplified approach.