prototype
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The first prototype was "built with a large engineering spring" and Reebok subsequently licensed the idea in 1999, turning it into a mass-market product sold worldwide.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Although there’s little evidence that Boone ever profited from her invention, it became the prototype of later mass-produced ironing boards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The company, founded in 2019, flew its first prototype, Quarterhorse Mk 1, in May 2025 during a short low-speed flight at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Within each FDE pod, engineers occupied different roles: McCardel served as an “Echo,” the strategist responsible for translating the customer’s needs into technical requirements, while “Delta” engineers rapidly developed prototype software solutions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
That makes it difficult for an inventor to foresee whether his or her awful prototype might eventually find a use and thus warrant more time and expense to develop it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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