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[ox-en] Decentralising production with open-blueprint, self-replicating devices



http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/index.html

The machine that can copy anything

By Simon Hooper for CNN
Thursday, June 2, 2005 Posted: 10:48 AM EDT (1448 GMT) 

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A revolutionary machine that can copy itself and manufacture everyday objects quickly and cheaply could 
transform industry in the developing world, according to its creator.

The "self-replicating rapid prototyper," or "RepRap" is the brainchild of Dr. Adrian Bowyer, a senior lecturer in mechanical 
engineering at the University of Bath in the UK.

It is based on rapid prototyping technology commonly used to manufacturer plastic components in industry from computer-generated 
blueprints -- effectively a form of 3D printer.

But Bowyer told CNN the RepRap's ability to copy itself could put rapid prototyping technology within reach of the world's poorest 
communities by alleviating the need for the sort of large-scale industrial infrastructure common across the developed world.

More: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/index.html

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