the hackaday prize demands that the project uses some kind of network connectivity.  For me, democratizing manufacturing does more to connect people than the Internet of things.  Information overload does not compare with tangible increase in productivity.

Ok, possible rant over. Today I modeled the shoulder and the base. I probably won't get time to make them until next week as ill be at the Vancouver mini maker faire Saturday and Sunday. Apparently some people are flying in to town just to see the progress on the prototype. I don't know how I feel about that.