Once there it produces a laser cutter and breaks into a safe, whereupon it begins stealing microchips.

Laser cutters, the fast-changing world of mobile payments and smartphones that can spot infections are just some of the cutting-edge technologies that are turning science fiction into reality.

Many laser cutters provide software facilities to import image files and transfer them onto a sheet of wood.

Modern tools such as laser cutters allow the creation of complex two-dimensional puzzles made of wood or acrylic plastic.