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Amazon Files Patent For Mobile 3D Printing Delivery Trucks

Posted by Soulskill on from the get-your-almost-functional-lego-replica-in-30-minutes-or-it's-free dept.

ErnieKey writes: Amazon has been inching its way into the 3D printing space over the past 10 months or so. This week, however, the U.S. Patent office published a filing by Amazon for mobile 3D printing delivery trucks. The trucks would have 3D printers and CNC machines on board and be able to communicate with a central hub. When a product is ordered, the mobile 3D printing truck that's closest to the consumer's home or office would then get the order, print it, and deliver it as soon as possible.

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  1. New patent strategy by almitydave · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So Amazon just patented 3-D printing... ON A TRUCK? What other existing technologies can we add "on a truck" to to create a novel invention?

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