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uhm, that would include a cnc lathe

• WJW 9y ago
  So? Some of the high end ones, especially the one with arms for automated tool switching and stuff, I would definitely call robots.
• wbl 9y ago
  Which replaced jigs, which replaced master machinists.
  • toomuchtodo 9y ago
    Master machinists weren’t replaced, they learned how to write G code. The underlying fundemental knowledge is still extremely valuable.
• dekhn 9y ago
  A fully automated CNC lathe with feedback is a robot.