http://www.kurzweilai.net/3d-printing-the-desktop-drugstore Accelerating Intelligence Sun, 26 May 2013 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/3d-printing-the-desktop-drugstore/comment-page-1#comment-35907 asiwel Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=165241#comment-35907 Have you read the really good sci-fi book series, Daemon and Freedom, by the author Daniel Suarez? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(technothriller_series) Part of the story has to do with the effects of real honest-to-goodness 3-D fabrication on "politically-independent" rural communities, etc. A pretty good extrapolation from today's 3-D printing "revolution." Have you read the really good sci-fi book series, Daemon and Freedom, by the author Daniel Suarez? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(technothriller_series)
Part of the story has to do with the effects of real honest-to-goodness 3-D fabrication on “politically-independent” rural communities, etc. A pretty good extrapolation from today’s 3-D printing “revolution.”

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/3d-printing-the-desktop-drugstore/comment-page-1#comment-35677 Bri Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=165241#comment-35677 I'm amazed at how fast and how far 3D printing has come. In just a few short years it has started to become affordable for the masses, and at the same time, it's taken leaps and bounds forward. This is a trend that won't slow down. If anything it will speed up. It also has enormous ramifications for industry and the economy.. In a short time we will be able to print any part that might be broken on any machine. In reference to the automotive industry, it will put parts manufacturers out of business. Even if you own a vehicle that the parts are hard to find or impossible, you'll be able to print them. Right now these printers have a very small print area. In awhile the print heads will be manipulated like a CNC machine. By this I mean that they will print in open air, the printer will move around the object to be printed, rather than the print heads being concealed in a box like structure. You'll be able to print a vintage automobile. If you have the relic of a model T Ford you can print an electric upgrade with autonomous driving capabilities. The possibilities are staggering. It also means goodbye automotive plants. The economic transformations will be unparalleled. There will even be 3D printers that print the feed materials for 3D printers. This development is happening far faster than I thought it could. These things coupled to robots and AI will transform our world with dizzying speed. The genie is out of the bottle. It is now on the near horizon. It will accelerate change like no other. I’m amazed at how fast and how far 3D printing has come. In just a few short years it has started to become affordable for the masses, and at the same time, it’s taken leaps and bounds forward. This is a trend that won’t slow down. If anything it will speed up. It also has enormous ramifications for industry and the economy.. In a short time we will be able to print any part that might be broken on any machine. In reference to the automotive industry, it will put parts manufacturers out of business. Even if you own a vehicle that the parts are hard to find or impossible, you’ll be able to print them. Right now these printers have a very small print area. In awhile the print heads will be manipulated like a CNC machine. By this I mean that they will print in open air, the printer will move around the object to be printed, rather than the print heads being concealed in a box like structure. You’ll be able to print a vintage automobile. If you have the relic of a model T Ford you can print an electric upgrade with autonomous driving capabilities. The possibilities are staggering. It also means goodbye automotive plants. The economic transformations will be unparalleled. There will even be 3D printers that print the feed materials for 3D printers. This development is happening far faster than I thought it could. These things coupled to robots and AI will transform our world with dizzying speed. The genie is out of the bottle. It is now on the near horizon. It will accelerate change like no other.

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