The proposed solution is a personal lab in a box. The box contains a robotic arm and eye. The arm is capable of interfacing with hand-tools and bench tools. A SBC (Single Board Computer) is used to control the robotic arm, record data from the digital...
In order to provide some more background on the reason of existence of the Chips4Makers project I started writing some blog posts. Guided by some often used buzzwords I discuss my motivations for the project. In a first part I tackle the importance of...
Ok, it seems that Autodesk has killed off the 'Freemium" version of EagleCAD. Well, that drops a large rock in the open source pond.I learned EagleCAD on the Freemium license...ah well.I added the 1:1 scaled PDFs in the files section to allow DIY toner...
Exploring roots of #OttoDIY a "simplified" genealogy tree of open source , comment about other robots that we should add #minizowi #ayunkowi #innovi#LMR #robotics #arduino #3dprint #makerobot #robotime #Minion #Icbob #MobBob #bipedrobot #EasyBiped #Arduped...
I came across a research paper recently where on page 7, under Figure 1, one bullet reads as follows:The components of an OCP server are not open source and must be procured.For this to make the list of a professional research paper focusing on the value...
The gerber files and STL file for the first PCB-Motor prototype are now available for download. If you don't have access to a 3d printter, you can purchase the rotor here: https://www.shapeways.com/product/GD48BQX8D/pcb-motor-4-pole-16mm-rotor?optionId=64748243&li=shop-inventory...
I've been slowly chipping away at the edges of a dilemma. I've been very comfortable using Dave Dunfield's MON09 monitor program for this project. It's a really nice full-featured monitor that works great, and took almost no effort to port to my hardware...
So far I've been able to turn trash into energy, and I've been able use that energy to shred trash- including plastics. Most plastics in the waste stream are recycleable, and although you could burn them for energy, it's a waste of a precious...
Alright guys, my team and I did research on open-source and export control regulations. Unfortunately, we have to make this project partially open instead of fully open-source due to US Export Control Laws* as they apply to space suit technology....
We just uploaded to our website our earliest attempts at creating an open source version of our full featured SiGZiG software that is used to interact with and collect data from our data loggers. This version will be limited to The Zig-4 hardware for...
On November 9, we’ll make a beeline for Downey in Southern California for the Customized, Open Source Assistive Technology Introduction. This free event is supported by Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, the Neil Squire Society and Makers...
The existing battery is an LTC-7P that was hard to get hold of, there are still some stocks circulating but they are either expensive or not able to deliver outside the US. So I had to look for a replacement, there is an equivalent from...
Things have been great for portable ultrasound! iSono developed a portable breast scanner, Lumify has been out, Clarius is making a wireless probe, ... and we're making awesome steps forward too ! Indeed... we've got our first ultrasound image with the...