[HH] Self-Replicating Printer

Greg London email at greglondon.com
Mon Apr 13 00:45:57 EDT 2015


On Sun, April 12, 2015 12:51 pm, Tom Metro wrote:
> Tom Metro wrote:
>
>> I'll be impressed when one of these desktop
>> manufacturing devices not only has the capacity and precision to make the
>> parts for replicating itself, but also the speed to make it practical.
>> :-)
>>
>
> Speaking of which...

I really wish people would stop referring to 3d printers as self-replicating.
Printing a frame is like an animal that only reproduces the bones of its
offspring: doesn't help without the brains and muscles.

When they can print servo motors and integrated circuits,
then the name will be deserved.




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