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ChristianKl comments on Link: Open-source programmable, 3D printable robot for anyone to experiment with - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 30 October 2014 01:27:04PM 1 point [-]

Producing 10000 units of a computer chip usually isn't 10000x times as expensive as producing 1 unit. There are huge first unit hardware costs.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 30 October 2014 01:42:06PM 1 point [-]

Of corse. But if you know the minimum infrastructure and its price you can choose intermediates.