Ted Leung on the air
Ted Leung on the air: Open Source, Java, Python, and ...
Ted Leung on the air: Open Source, Java, Python, and ...
Thu, 17 Mar 2005
Python Controls Fabricators
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[via Phil Windley's Technometria | Bits and Atoms ]:
He envisions a world of cheap personal fabricators. He’s put together a prototype for $20,000 that includes a laser cutter, a sign cutter, and a milling machine that are all controlled through an extension to Python. They’ve put these in rural areas around the world. There is not just a digital divide, there’s a fabrication divide. He shows a video of kids in Ghana using one of these prototypes to make things they want. He shows how rural Indians fabricated a part for about $1.00 to test the quality of milk—something that’s very important to them. Local computers and technology for local needs.
Another step on the path to world domination?
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Looks like we're just around the corner from open source hardware. I should finish my tank wrench and put it out there (it turns out to be harder than you'd think to design a wrench).
Posted by Derek at Sat Mar 19 20:20:10 2005
Posted by Derek at Sat Mar 19 20:20:10 2005
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