MAKING TROUBLE
The Year of Cheap Robots That Make Cheap Robots
I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT CNC machines lately. My workshop runs on them and they are hugely productive: insert CAD file, out comes usable parts. My favorite for its sheer speed and versatility is our laser cutter; it’s fast, can make big things, and can use real, strong materials.
I’m working with Jonathan Ward and Mike Estee at Otherlab to build a CNC machine with the capacity of a laser cutter but the cost of a desktop inkjet. We’re building it under the DARPA MENTOR program; the goal is very low-cost, open source machines that can be placed ...
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