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allows anyone to reproduce a particular design |
allows anyone to reproduce a particular design |
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without any tools and to easily prototype new designs. |
without any tools and to easily prototype new designs. |
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to design and produce for a specific |
to design and produce for a specific |
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purpose unless standard, mass-produced parts can be used. |
purpose unless standard, mass-produced parts can be used. |
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wheel, and a joystick-like 2D controller with enough friction |
wheel, and a joystick-like 2D controller with enough friction |
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to retain the position it is set to. |
to retain the position it is set to. |
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rugged prototypes while avoiding mechanical looseness |
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with LEGO bricks requires some care but is possible. |
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.. raw:: latex |
.. raw:: latex |
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