Python Controls Fabricators
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[via <a href="http://www.windley.com/archives/2005/03/bits_and_atoms.shtml">Phil Windley's Technometria | Bits and Atoms</a> ]:
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He envisions a world of cheap personal fabricators. He&#8217;s put together a prototype for $20,000 that includes a laser cutter, a sign cutter, and a milling machine that are all controlled through an extension to Python. They&#8217;ve put these in rural areas around the world. There is not just a digital divide, there&#8217;s a fabrication divide. He shows a video of kids in Ghana using one of these prototypes to make things they want. He shows how rural Indians fabricated a part for about $1.00 to test the quality of milk&#8212;something that&#8217;s very important to them. Local computers and technology for local needs.
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Another step on the path to world domination?
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