Nadya Peek (MIT) | TNW Conference | How to make something that makes (almost) anything

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Channel: TNW · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Digital fabrication brings precision and complexity to manufacturing, enabling accuracy through automation and machines. The ultimate goal of much digital fabrication research is the Star Trek Replicator-- a one-button solution machine for any product. However, I demonstrate an alternative to one-machine-to-rule-them-all. Instead, I implement object-oriented hardware to meet object-oriented software, enabling users to rapidly prototype their own digital fabrication machines.

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