Low-Capital Manufacturing Systems
If we could create more manufacturing systems with low capex but high energy needs, we could take advantage of drastically cheaper solar.
One particularly useful example would be desalination.
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Modern manufacturing systems largely rely on paradigms developed in the last century where large machines produce components smaller than themselves. This approach is increasingly limited by scaling challenges and cost inefficiencies. To meet future demands, we need to reimagine manufacturing by developing universal robotic construction systems and low-capital, high-energy manufacturing solutions that leverage emerging technologies such as advanced robotics, precision machining, and renewable energy integration. These innovations could, for example, dramatically lower the cost of machining high-performance materials like titanium or enable widespread automation in sectors like desalination.