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April 15, 2028
In 1 year, 6 monthsTurning your complex G-code into a very expensive paperweight machine.
Professional translator of blueprints into machine-readable panic.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Turning CAD into chips without the ego.
splat.you▸ AUTOPATH PRECISION CORE V4▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHSAI's Special Power
optimizes tool paths for zero waste
You write instructions for lathes and mills to cut metal parts. Then you pray the tool path doesn't crash.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a mill is screaming because the feed rate is wrong.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 7
AI models learn to spot collisions before the first cut.
Week 13
Software automatically picks the fastest spindle speed for the job.
Month 7
The CAM suite stops asking for your input entirely.
Month 12
Sensors adjust tool wear settings in real-time without human help.
Month 18 · D-Day
The factory controller now generates perfect code every single time.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 94%
too many
Average G-code syntax errors
12 percent
Machine collision probability
a guess
Tool wear estimation accuracy
Your severance
A slightly used 1/4 inch end mill.
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