> (anything with moving parts is going to require assembly, at least for the forseeable future) I don't understand this statement, unless you count brushing/ri

> (anything with moving parts is going to require assembly, at least for the forseeable future) I don't understand this statement, unless you count brushing/rinsing off, and tapping with a hammer as "assembly" (which is a rather wide definition), then it doesn't seem true. Gears can be printed on their axles and with their teeth already inter-meshed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eojAdYMT0g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eojAdYMT0g. Ball bearings can be printed with the balls inside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7h09dTVkdw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7h09dTVkdw. Hinges can be printed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xr-H4dH71k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xr-H4dH71k. Interlocked chain-mail can be printed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys8v1UqOBl0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys8v1UqOBl0. Using those as elements in larger designs seems to allow for things with moving parts to me.