• Since last year, Concept Luna's laptop has undergone design changes.
• It may now be disassembled without a screwdriver.
• Robots can locate and fix these laptops with the use of telemetry data.

Today, over a year ago, Dell unveiled the 'Concept Luna,' a fully repairable and upgradeable laptop made with eco-friendly components. It appeared to be a design comparable to the ground-breaking Framework Laptop with everything removable and changeable, from the RAM and SSD to the keyboard and the screen—and potentially a significant win for both sustainability and right-to-repair activists. 

The issue was that it was utterly unlike anything you could actually purchase. Well, a year has passed. The Concept Luna still isn't available. Dell has yet to make any firm plans to stock it. Dell does, however, assert that it has made some progress. 

It has notably 'worked over the last year to further strengthen Concept Luna's modular architecture, eliminating the requirement for adhesives and cables, and minimising the necessity for screws.' All of this results in a system that, according to the manufacturer, can be disassembled in 'few minutes.' Although it's a tall goal, Dell at least has results to show for it. I recently saw a Concept Luna model in person at a demonstration. 

In addition, I got to see a number of robots disassemble the gadget, which, let's face it, is way more entertaining than watching a person do it. Idea Luna is still just a concept, despite the significant advancements Dell claims to have made. When a product like this will be released is not anything Dell provided for me. 

Even the fact that it genuinely intends to release a product like this is unclear. It has undoubtedly not made a commitment to do so. Dell's reps made it clear to me throughout the Luna demonstration that they are still experimenting with the idea of a fully repairable laptop; for instance, they are unsure of which line it would belong to or which client group it would appeal to.