I published a long-dormant draft post about the OtherCutter very nearly a full decade after starting it. At the same time I published it, I also filed a FOIA request for DARPA information related to this project – since it was literally a DARPA project.1 I knew it was a longshot, but the FOIA response came back saying they found no responsive records. I provided copious evidence and links to DARPA’s own sites, so I have to imagine that I’m either never going to get a real response with the information I was interested in … or I’d have to file an appeal, roll up my sleeves, and really start digging for this information.
The amount of time and effort involved in fighting a bureaucracy would be considerable and it is not the sort of thing I would enjoy. If I really wanted a cardboard CNC, I could probably build one and enjoy the experiment-build-fail cycle.
OtherLabs OtherCutter- See voluminous links in prior post [↩]