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Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by qingcharles »

ianbicking wrote: post #6

I remembered hearing a podcast about a startup robotics company doing the same thing; a little search and they actually have a comparison page between their product and HP's: https://www.dustyrobotics.com/compare/fieldprinter-vs-sitepr...

Thank you. I wondered immediately on seeing this if HP had just acquired those guys.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by joezydeco »

slater wrote: post #13

Anyone know what this thing does...?

It reads construction blueprints and prints the necessary lines on the floor. Workers use the lines to assist with building walls, drilling holes, all the stuff that would need careful measurement before executing.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by jondiggsit »

As a high-end residential GC, I'm very interested in this product. We have incorporated Leica Totalstation and BLK360 into our projects. It assists confirming layouts, as-built conditions, and communicating with design professionals working remotely.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by tacticalturtle »

tech4all wrote: post #2

Cool! From HP! The robot only costs $1,500 but a two pack of extra sharpies for it costs $48,000. Before you can use it, you must install 5 petabytes of HP drivers.

Most of the 5 petabytes is a model used to determine if your sharpies are counterfeit.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by tguvot »

tech4all wrote: post #2

Cool! From HP! The robot only costs $1,500 but a two pack of extra sharpies for it costs $48,000. Before you can use it, you must install 5 petabytes of HP drivers.

do you have sharpie that won't grind down to zero on concrete after 3ft ?

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by parl_match »

1970-01-01 wrote: post #8

Take your pick: If you give it a big job, it freezes halfway and just spins its wheels as fast as it can until you unplug it. It refuses to paint yellow lines when it's out of blue paint. It asks you for feedback after doing any and every job. It doesn't have good Linux support. It has no off button. The only modes are printing, standby at half power, or unplugged. When you want to just print a small blue square on t…

epic slashdot post fellow redditor. here, have this thinkgeek tshirt that says "no i will not fix your printer". le epic
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