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TheSwener @ Feb 2nd 2007 5:34PM
I almost got a job with a place in SoCal called Desktop Factory (part of Idealab) that is working towards a similar goal. 3d printing has been around for several years, but the price and the limitations of materials it can produce (brittle or foamy plastics only, but low-strength metals are in the works) have been prohibitive. These companies may soon get the cost low enough for prototyping, and they are even striving for home use! Very exciting stuff.