terça-feira, julho 30, 2013

Mongo com contas

"3D printers have been the purview of a relative few aficionados, but that is changing fast, Pearce said. The reason is financial: the typical family can already save a great deal of money by making things with a 3D printer instead of buying them off the shelf.
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Pearce drew that conclusion after conducting a lifecycle economic analysis on 3D printing in an average American household.
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In the study, Pearce and his team chose 20 common household items listed on Thingiverse. Then they used Google Shopping to determine the maximum and minimum cost of buying those 20 items online, shipping charges not included.
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Next, they calculated the cost of making them with 3D printers. The conclusion: it would cost the typical consumer from $312 to $1,944 to buy those 20 things compared to $18 to make them in a weekend."
Dá para ter uma ideia da revolução que vai acontecer, que está a acontecer...
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Fábricas clássicas, empregos à la século XX, circuitos de impostagem... Mongo!
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Depois, imagino logo a interacção, se acabarem os empregos à la século XX, talvez o papel da escola e da universidade seja revisto. Tira-se um curso para aprender algo e não para arranjar um emprego... já estou a imaginar a carambola "The attack of the MOOCs"
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Trecho retirado de "MTU Study: 3D Printing Will Reach The Home Soon"
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