Grassroots, open source, replicable 3-d printing: RepRap
August 29th, 2009 Posted in Future, Gadgeteer, Gadgets, Innovation, Open Source
I’ve been enjoying reading Cory Doctorow’s latest novel, Makers, which tracks the growth of a grassroots 3-d printing revolution in a post-GFC-like world. You can follow the novel in parts here.
A real life example is the RepRap movement. A group of people have come together to develop an open source 3-d printer that can replicate itself. Check out the video below:
RepRap from Adrian Bowyer on Vimeo.
August 30th, 2009 at 1:19 am
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August 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Randal,
I think about this capability and all the crap we accumulate in our homes…how much money we could save just creating the “little stuff” we all own!!!
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June 16th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
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