Hi TheObserver,
Yes, you're right the parts do need to be assembled by hand..... at the moment.
Cars were each individualy made until Henry Ford came along and invented the production line, then in the 1970's the Japanese car makers (Toyota I beleive) invented the assembly line robots where no worker was needed, only the supervisor to check for quality control and perhaps a maintenance man for the robots.
Now we have a machine that, at the moment, makes its' own plastic parts. As one of the other posters pointed out, that with similar technology they can make circuit boards and chips as some eletronic component companies already do.
Put these together and eventually you will get a machine that can make all its' own parts and even create robots to put the pieces together. It seems that we are still in Henry Fords' time, but eventually the Toyotas of this world will make the changes.
That's what I will find fascinating, a machine that creates itself.
Best regards,
Steve
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Originally Posted by TheObserver
Shred and HJ, it is nothing to be afraid of, it is a 3D printer and therefore capable of producing most of it's own spare parts, it still has to be assembled by hand. Did you guys watch the video at the reprap site?
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