Are screws on robot prototypes a DFM failure?
_Stocko_ · x · 2026-08-22
Developer Stocko criticized the abundance of screws seen in robot prototypes on their timeline, arguing that manually wrenching each screw feels like a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) failure.
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