How much will this fast and flexible flying machine cost?
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Logic would tell me that it created fewer jobs than it replaced, otherwise the cost of the machine would exceed the cost of the attendants and not be a good investment for the parking lot owner.
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In addition, the tech advances made control systems less expensive and sophisticated controls became available in machine tools that cost tens of thousands instead of millions.
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The rapid pace of development in the computer industry means that the product tempting you could be halved in price in six months or superseded by a better machine at the same cost.
For instance, in the UK the VAT (which is similar but still distinct from a sales tax) adds an extra 20% to the total cost of the machine.
At a fraction of the cost of a comparably equipped machine from Apple, Miami, Fla.
But designers soon found that the size, weight, cost and torque needed to power the machine would be too great.
This meant a different thought process as every component in the machine had to be redesigned to provide value at a lower cost.
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Mr Schmitt says it should be possible for a robot builder to specify what a servo needs to do, rather than how it needs to be made, and send that information to a 3D printer, and for the machine's software to know how to produce it at a low cost.
Mr. Browne described the machine as a "multimillion" dollar device but wouldn't specify its cost.
The corollary is that today's Pentium II and PowerPC chips will cost about 75 cents in 2008 and will find their way into your washing machine, hiking boots and toaster.
His team read the chemical bases of the DNA with a machine made by Illumina, the San Diego company that has led the way in decreasing the cost of DNA sequencing.
That instant coffee I was forced to buy out of a vending machine (see how I suffered?), also not deductible: you cannot deduct the cost of meals that are not part of inpatient care.
The Espresso Book Machine will turn a PDF file into a 300-page book in four minutes flat, at a cost of one penny per page including a full-color cover.
This may not be too terribly useful for the average home user, but for the tablet PC market doing all the buying right now (healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, of course) it drives down cost, ups reliability and security, and actually makes the generally ho-hum specs of the machine something a little more of a powerhouse on its new platform.
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