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Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

They can try, but the parts that make up a printer are used in tons of other applications. It isn't hard to build one from scratch.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 16 points 4 days ago

reprap goes brrrr

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how they intend to add DRM to a stepper motor.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Just by the age verification.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 7 points 4 days ago

Don't give them any ideas! We don't need Dumb Restrictions on Motors.