Honors and Distinctions

Open Source Ecology began building machines in 2007. After several early prototypes were built, the Global Village Construction Set platform began to capture attention on the world stage. Since then, the project has continued to receive attention in both mainstream and alternative venues:

• 2012-2014 - http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/funding/current-fellows/
• 2012-2014 - TED Senior Fellow
• 2013 - White House Champion of Change - for crowdfunding
• 2012 - Time Magazine Best Inventions of 2012
• 2013 - 100 Disruptive Heroes list
• 2011 - Huffington Post Best of TED 2011 - #6 in the listing; TED Talk has over 1M hits
• 2013 - OSE Wins NBC Universal's Rev Up Change Challenge
• 2012 - Enrich 100 List - Enrich List - #47 in the listing
• 2011 TED Fellow