Fab
The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop-from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication
by Neil Gershenfeld, Neil A. Gershenfeld · first published 2005
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"What if you could someday put the manufacturing power of an automobile plant on your desktop? It may sound far-fetched-but then, thirty years ago, the notion of "personal computers" in every home sounded like science fiction. According to Neil Gershenfeld, the renowned MIT scientist and inventor, the next big thing is personal fabrication the ability to design and produce your own products, in your own home, with a machine that combines consumer electronics with industrial tools. Personal fabricators (PF's) are about to revolutionize the world just as personal computers did a generation ago.
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It is nearly a decade old, but I enjoyed this book: Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication Paperback – February 6, 2007 https://www.amazon.com/Fab-Revolution-Desktop-Computers-Fabr...
on “Ask HN: Anyone doing Small scale manufacturing” ↗If all else fails, pick up a copy of the book Fab, which is about personal fabrication -- ie "printing" plastic and such with your computer. I read it about 4 to 5 years ago and at that time a lot of the ideas were pretty cutting edge and not really…
on “Ask HN: How do I get a physical product manufactured?” ↗This course looks like a lot of fun. I've been thinking about how this is a golden age for makers ever since I read Neil Gershenfeld's book Fab. I think Gershenfeld was a little early, but high quality, sophisticated personal fabrication is here.
on “How to make almost anything (2019)” ↗Other people are doing this too, but it's still cool! I know Neil Gershenfeld's students over at MIT are working on something like this as part of Fab Lab 2.0...
on “Lasersaur: The Open Source Laser Cutter” ↗