Is there any pressure that other scientists may make a machine like yours before you do?

Question: Is there any pressure that other scientists may make a machine like yours before you do?
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Asked by to Hattie on 16 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Harriet Aitken answered on 16 Jun 2014:
  
  Hi fabtastic05,
  
  Absolutely! There are a lot of people working in the same area of research as I am and sometimes it does feel like a race. Fortunately the system is quite unique and we also have a patent on one design so nobody else can make and use the design without our research groups say-so.
  
  My University is also working with a University in the USA and a company in Chile – so we have a bit of help so hopefully we will be shipping off a machine within the next year!

fabtastic05 commented on 16 Jun 2014:

Thank you for answering my question and I am glad that your machine is almost done. 🙂

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Question: Is there any pressure that other scientists may make a machine like yours before you do?