When desktop 3D printing became affordable

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At CES 2012, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve examine the MakerBot Replicator as a preassembled desktop machine that could make two-color physical objects for under two thousand dollars. Their surprise captures the moment a capability once associated with industrial prototyping was becoming accessible to far smaller users.

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Proposed recording date: 2012-01-14. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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