Lasersaur Open Source Laser Cutter: First Fire
We are adopting the Lasersaur open source laser as our Laser Cutter platform. Lasersaur succeeded in its Kickstarter offering last year, and recently, they achieved first fire. Look at the amazing precision of the cut: We aim to collaborate on the open-sourcing...
Open Source Tractor Prototype III
Sparks are flying in the workshop, and the Torch Table is ready for computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). Will is producing CAD and CAM files for the Tractor, from across the ocean, so we can cut tractor parts automatically:
Solar Fire Breakthrough
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a breakthrough on the Solar Turbine project. We are adopting the Solar Fire concentrator technology as our official solar energy platform. OSE and Solar Fire are entering into partnership – with a single purpose of...
OSE Trifold Brochure
The official trifold brochure for Open Source Ecology is now available: You can download this in GIMP or Photoshop and jpg format. There are 2 pages, front and back. If you are printing these, make sure that you use the Rockwell font, which is also included...
Call for Curriculum Developers: University Construction Set
Today I talked to Guerra Freitas, leader of an initiative to build Angola University, the first university in Angola. We discussed the creation of the Department of Open Economic Development based on the GVCS platform. The project is currently at the...
Explosion: After the Online TED Talk
The development behind the scenes has been tremendous since my TED Talk went online. In case you missed it, here is the talk: Here is an update on some of the developments.
CEB Machine Controller: Fabrication Recursion
We have built the complete automatic controller for The Liberator Open Source Compressed Earth Brick (CEB) press a year ago, and have demonsttrated up to 16 brick per minute brick pressing rates. Now we move on to technological recursion of the open source...
Going Digital: CAM Files for the Open Source Tractor
Last year, we didn’t use any automation in our fabrication procedures. For example, check out the LifeTrac II build. We’re moving to digital fabrication this year. Our work this year will be a test case for optimizing production – to...
Looking for Fabricators
If you are a fabricator, we want you at Factor e Farm. We’re in the middle of a production run of tractors, CEB presses, and soil pulverizers. Spring is here. In case you missed my TED Talk, here it is again: Subscribe to support us if you like...
TED Fellows Talk
My TED Fellows talk is officially online at TED: You can see our presence on the front page of TED.com today: Chris Anderson, TED Curator, has even sent me a personal email regarding the talk: Your project is amazing. Thrilling, actually…It’s...
