The RP-ML (“Rapid Prototyping Mailing List”) is a group of several hundred fabber (digital fabricator) users and researchers around the world. The group is an electronic “mailing list,” which participates in a daily exchange of questions, information, ranting, and humor related to fabbers.

To find out more about the RP-ML, including instructions on how to join and participate (it’s free!), visit the official list Web site at http://rapid.lpt.fi/rp-ml.

Fabbers.com is happy to present the following special content related to some of the most exciting happenings in this group:

• The Skull Model. Coming to the rescue of a boy in need, January to February 1997.
   
• Fabbers and Art. A debate, February 1999.
   
• Fabbing Food. On automated fabrication of edible products, February to March 1999.
   
• The RP-ML Goes Physical. The first in-person meeting of the RP-ML, April 1999.
   
• Direct Manufactring by Fabber. Two discussions in August and November 1999 about using fabbers to make products, not prototypes.
   
• Rumor of an HP Fabber. On the prospects for a mainstream, low-cost fabber, September 2003.