The Survival Machine Farm

pacopico writes "There's a 30-acre plot of land in Maysville, MO where about two dozen people have gathered to build a Civilization Starter Kit. As Businessweek reports, they're working on open-source versions of bulldozers, bread ovens, saws and other tools right on up to robots and chip fabs. The project has been dubbed the Factor e Farm, and it's run by a former nuclear physicist and a bunch of volunteers. The end goal is to have people modify the tool designs until they're good enough to compete with commercial equipment."

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Already done in a better way?

[pr0t0]

Didn't these guys do this last year with the Global Village Construction Set on Kickstarter?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/622508883/global-village-construction-set

Blueprints for Civilization: worth watching

[Fubari]

Blueprints for Civilization This TED video is worth 4 minutes of your time.
Jakubowski articulates his vision very clearly.
I remember hearing of this a few years ago; I am glad to see they're making some headway.