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There was a blender that uses a printed or CNC case and basic repair parts for all the mechanicals… Open Funk re:Mix blender https://www.openfunk.co/pages/re-mix

Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Are there directories for similar items? I love the idea of a simple, single purpose device that has maintenance and repair-ability at the forefront.

Maybe for "motorcycles" like Aptera.

Large car manufactures will lobby to avoid competition of barebones, cheap cars.

most motorcycles are low tech outside of adv and $$ cruisers. they still make kick started carb'd 2 strokes. the 4 strokes are almost all EFI with electric start now (the Suzuki drz just added FI last year, lol. I think the bike has otherwise been unchanged since the 90s?). plenty of older carbeurated machines still exist. even the electric motos (especially those coming out of china) are low tech. just a battery, bms, controller and motor pretty much, with a minimal display.

Literally every appliance. Printers, toasters, dishwashers, ...