“How To Make (Almost) Anything”

A machine to build all Machines. With laser cutters and computer controlled knives... Even my old shop teacher, Three Fingers Magee, is being obsoleted.
"The fab lab's purpose is to endow inventors—particularly those in poor countries who lack a formal education and the resources to implement their ideas—with a set of tools that can translate back-of-the-envelope designs into working prototypes." I want!

Economist.com | Desktop manufacturing