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Popup Factory Demo at Solid Conference 2015 (Video 1 of 2)
With rapid, low-cost "maker" tools including 3-D printers, low-volume circuit board etching and populating equipment, and lots of outsourcing to independent designers and engineers rather than having everyone on staff, it is easier every year to make Internet of Things things -- and many other electronic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical devices, too. Formlabs was the company that did the demo at O'Reilly's 2015 Solid Conference for Slashdot's Timothy Lord that he made into this two-part video (second part coming soon) to give you an idea of what's happening in this fast-moving field. Please note that these videos are not an endorsement of Formlabs. There are many companies doing similar things these days. Please feel free to mention your favorite in the comments (below).
Really, who wants that that 3D printed crap, shitty circuit boards, etc? People trying to avoid real work.
What's this crap... hipster babbling on and on about his choose your own adventure crap.
The cheapening and race to the bottom for electrical engineers! Wow!
Can you imagine what might happen if a student brought a project like this to school? Everything in that video looks like a weapon of mass destruction! I'm surprised the people filming haven't been arrested by Homeland Security yet.
My "maker" company 3D prints drones for use in delivering wireless to the IoT in the Cloud. In addition we are webscale. We are currently valued at $40 billion.
Maybe, if we all chip in, we could get Timothy a better potato to record this on?