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A rapid prototyping fabrication machine is known as a “fabber”. CNC or Computer Numerically Controlled machine tools take instructions from a computer, often in the form of a computer aided design (CAD) output and produce precisely constructed objects. 3D printer add successive layers of material to create 3D objects. This is called “additive manufacturing” and [...]

A part of the MIT Media Lab known as the Fluid Interfaces Group is working on a 3D printing device that can create entire meals by extruding and depositing layers of ingredients from a bank of cartridges. Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy – [mit.edu] Cornucopia is a concept design for a personal food factory that brings the [...]

A rapid prototyper is a machine that can manufacture items according to specifications handled by computer control. A universal constructor is a machine that can make other industrial products, including replicating itself. The RepRap project uses rapid prototyping to create a universal constructor and does it all under the open source umbrella. RepRap stands for [...]