http://productdose.com/article.php?article_id=3355
There is something deep and richly beautiful about this Texan android fanatic. No, not his website design.
I mean the way he spews those speculations.
http://www.androidworld.com/prod19.htm
http://www.androidworld.com/Bus_Plan_2003.htm
MANUFACTURING
Uniqueness of the android business
The android business is unique in that OUR PRODUCT CAN MANUFACTURE ITSELF. This has never happened before in history. This unique position will enable us to keep our manufacturing costs very low.
;> We will use subcontractors for manufacturing as many subassemblies as possible. We estimate that 75% of the components of our android can be manufactured by outside vendors.
The following is a list of components, suppliers, and costs which would constitute one android.
COMPONENT EST. COST SUPPLIER(S)
Computers $3000 HP, Dell, Compac, Nucleus1
Pneumatic cylinders $500 Clippard Inst. Labs, Fesco
Pneumatic Valves $10000 Dynamco Inc., Fesco
Hydraulic Servo-Valves $5000 Android World
Touch Sensor Boards $1000 Android World
Force Sensing Resistors $1000 Interlink Electronics
Gyro/Accelerometer Boards $500 Android World
Video cameras $1000 Micro Video Products,
SuperCircuits.
Servo motors $500 Hobby People
Controllers & Other boards $1000 Scott Edwards Elect.,
Imagenation Inc.
Silicone products $500 Circle K Products,
Burman Industries
Miscellaneous hardware $1000 various sources
Proprietary components $2000 Android World
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$27,000
Androids will actually assemble themselves. They will be positioned along an assembly line and each one will perform a limited number of tasks which will eventually result in the creation of other androids.
