Mars, Makerbot & Power Outages - Reprobate Replicator Replication

The Amp Hour · 13 Aug 2012 · 1h 08m · Episode 108

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Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the engineering success of the Mars Curiosity Rover landing, noting its use of legacy algorithms and radiation-hardened PowerPC hardware. They analyze the controversy surrounding a Kickstarter project cloning the MakerBot Replicator, debating whether manufacturing efficiency constitutes innovation in open source hardware. The hosts also cover recent power grid failures in India, the business models of power semiconductor vendors like Infineon and STMicro, and technical insights into isolated power supplies using buck converters.

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Companies: MakerBot, Infineon, STMicro, Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Valve, Enron
Also: Libsyn

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Mars, Makerbot & Power Outages - Reprobate Replicator Replication

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