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How To Make (almost) Anything
Machine Recitation


machines in a week,
it's easy, so to speak
in minutia is mayhem


What does it mean, to be a machine?
Definitely:
Physical Output or Input
Computer Control
Probably:
Process / Task Description
Making / Modifying / Measuring something
In Practice:
Mechatronics (mechanical design + electronic actuation / sensing)
Embedded Programming
Application / Interface Programming
Data Links & Communication Protocol (embedded <-> application <-> interface)
Systems Integration



Lessons from How to Make Something that Makes Almost Anything "Machine Class"
Mechanical Design
Power Electronics
Data Link / Network
Path Planning
Scanning


Machines we've Made