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Economies of One: The Rise of the AI-Powered Home Factory
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 27 2026
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What happens when the factory moves into the garage? Economies of One is a groundbreaking exploration of how artificial intelligence, robotics, and desktop manufacturing are transforming the way we make things-and redefining the economics of production itself.
From the forgotten precedent of pre-industrial cottage industries to the fragility of today's global supply chains, P.C. Anderson traces the historical arc of manufacturing and shows why the pendulum is swinging back toward decentralization. The book introduces readers to the converging technologies-generative AI, vision-guided collaborative robots, and advanced desktop CNC and 3D printing systems-that make home-based micro-factories not only possible but inevitable.
Inside, you'll discover:
The historical roots of distributed production and why the Industrial Revolution centralized manufacturing.
The technological convergence that enables individuals to design, fabricate, and ship products from a spare room or garage.
The hardware and software stack of a modern micro-factory, including AI operating systems, cobots, and multi-material printers.
The new economics of economies of one, zero-inventory production, and the shift from selling goods to licensing digital IP.
The friction points-raw material bottlenecks, zoning laws, and environmental constraints-and the practical solutions emerging to overcome them.
The societal horizon: how decentralized production could democratize opportunity, absorb global shocks, and reshape communities by 2040.
Written in clear, compelling prose, Anderson's work is both visionary and practical. It shows how the tools once reserved for billion-dollar factories are now accessible to individuals, empowering them to produce one perfect thing for one specific person, on demand. Just as desktop publishing revolutionized information in the 1990s, micro-manufacturing is poised to democratize matter itself.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, technologist, or simply curious about the future of work and production, Economies of One offers a roadmap to the coming transformation-and an invitation to build the future from your own desktop factory.
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