High-end CNC machines can't be moved without manufacturers' permission
Found on Boing Boing on Friday, 10 January 2014
The person who started the thread owns the machine outright, but has discovered that if he moves it at all, a GPS and gyro sensor package in the machine automatically shuts it down and will not allow it to restart until they receive a manufacturer's unlock code.
Customers will not like this. Mori Seiki hopefully sees a lack of interest in the NV5000 A/40 for exactly this reason.