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by moron4hire 4365 days ago
Well, there are CNC routers, which come pretty close.

Joking aside, I think it is still to the point you are trying to make. A CNC router, despite looking like a general purpose tool, is actually a very specialized tool, meant for rapid prototyping at precision scale. You won't very often find a CNC router in the common garage workshop, primarily because they are so freaking expensive, but also because they are a might-bit dangerous.