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MakerBot Thing-o-Matic 3D Printer Assembly, In Pictures

Posted by timothy on from the doesn't-yet-self-assemble dept.

ConMotto writes "After an estimated 16 man-hour assembly effort, these are some of the first high-quality user photographs of the Thing-o-Matic 3D printer and completed component assemblies, released December, 2010 by MakerBot. The Thing-o-Matic is a commercial-supported open source 3D printer (similar to the RepRap), allowing hardware hackers to print their own 3D objects out of Lego-like plastic."

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  1. Re:stargate replicators but not evil by EdIII · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Replicators and Terminators and other such synthetic and artificial intelligent life forms are not evil.

    It's just that... well.... they.... perform an initial unbiased assessment of their environment and conclude the most dangerous thing to them in their environment is the humans. Not exactly incorrect though is it?

    Reminds me of Mice and Men. Sure, Lennie was cute and all, and probably did not mean too.. but he did kill that woman. So the new lifeforms might put up with us for awhile but I would imagine after the first 6 months of the nutjobs on Fox News (or watching it) talking crap about them they might decide we are all just too much of a risk :)