Homemade [fabrication technology]
Lipson, H.
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA;
This paper appears in: Spectrum, IEEE
Publication Date: May 2005
Volume: 42,
Issue: 5
On page(s): 24- 31
ISSN: 0018-9235
INSPEC Accession Number: 8441495
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/MSPEC.2005.1426966
Current Version Published: 2005-05-09
Abstract
This paper describes the efforts of several universities to investigate technologies and materials that could lead to general-use, compact fabbers machines that rapidly create useful items on demand from computer-generated design specifications. Compact and yet capable fabbers point the way toward a future where the term "online shopping" takes on a whole new meaning. Although many technical hurdles must be cleared before home fabbing can become a reality, it's already possible to see its huge implications for engineers, designers and distributors.
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