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Popular 3D printer vendor has come up with a foldable portable concept that's mindblowing
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this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2025
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It looks a lot like a typical robotic arm used in manufacturing. A quick Google shows that there are a number of desk mounted versions available, but I have no idea what kind of accuracy they offer. It shouldn't be that complicated of a design and since most approaches use encoders things like missteps should be a thing of the past.
I can't see pulling this off at a home user price point without pretty big compromises on positioning accuracy and/or giving up on feedback.