This piece is part of a highlight series on OSHWA.org. As we delve deeper into the world of open healthware we have been amazed at the sheer number of projects that are out there. Open source medical devices have been thriving in fields of research, and various distribution networks have been sharing open health hardware with the world. One of the biggest things we want to make clear in our investigations is that this field is not new. OSHWA...
This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more great articles. Manufacturer: Elephant Robotics Price: from $949 ($1,299 as tested; $1,748 above) While humanoids may soon be within reach of students and hobbyists, the classic four-wheel ‘bot is still the ideal base for learning, both literally and metaphorically. Elephant Robotics are established leaders in the area of robotic arms, and have developed an automated ground vehicle, myAGV, in...
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. Currently the Certification database lists over 3029 individual certifications! In May we added 18 new certifications, from prosthetics to mist makers, and we were happy to have new and recurring names show up!...
It’s been said that computers make great teachers because they’re so dumb, they force you to think harder.1 That’s definitely true in the case of this automatic homework machine by Devadath PR of Thrissur, Kerala, India, which uses a CoreXY plotter and clever programming to convincingly forge the answers. Fed up at 15 with an educational system that felt heavy on rote memorization but low on critical thinking, Devadath began building a machine to do the boring...
Display Week was May 11–16, and the expo floor was filled with the technology of tomorrow and the e-waste of next week. I expected a lot of monitors and was surprised to learn how many things qualify as a screen. There are big screens, tiny screens, screens so small you need a microscope, and screens bigger than some murals. There were thin ones, bendy ones, and undulating ones. So there were a lot. After a while,...
Apple’s Macs may be the pinnacle of designer tech, but if you’re a PC gamer, you know the lure of a computer with a cleverly curated collection of components to render those demanding details with ease. There’s surely a sensible way to find unity between the two sides. There’s also Joshintosh. Josh Greenwalt of RetraCast has done a lovely job of fitting a PC into an old Macintosh case. More than a typical Raspberry Pi or single board computer in...
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