[Tigers] Off Topic Replicator Bots

[grl19]

There are systems out there will take a 3-D AutoCad drawing and create a
plastic model of it.  Using a special plastic hardened by a certain laser.
The company I worked for before retiring scanned a typical crescent wrench
with a laser, fed it into the modeler and it turned out a fully functional
crescent wrench.  They also scanned a planetary gear assembly & re-created
it, again fully functional.

I want one to go with my laser etching system but the cost is grossly
prohibitive as a toy!

George

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-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces+grl19=cox.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+grl19=cox.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steve
Laifman
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:09 PM
To: Tiger's Den
Subject: [Tigers] Off Topic Replicator Bots

Tigers,

There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon for "replicated" Tigers, exact
down to the original rivets.

Only we are not quite there yet.

The article "Scientists build robot that can replicate itself
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art
icleId=9101738&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1>"
is about early trials on circuit boards .

 and the picture "RepRap
<http://dev.www.reprap.org/pub/Main/PressPix/reprap.jpg>" (all hot
links, I hope). Not far off from Stargate SG-1 "replicators".

But imagine the future advances when two "Authenticated" Tigers can
produce an offspring!

Of course, with two CATS, it will be a challenge to determine who is on
top!  :-D

Anyway, it is fascinating.

Steve