Interns learn, apply new skills
Day 3 OSE’s summer interns continued some of the projects they started yesterday, including extension cord repairs and installing an irrigation system. They also started on some new projects, like setting up the 3D-printers and planting crops. As usual,...
First work day proves productive
Day 2 OSE’s summer interns did a lot on their first Monday here, getting a feel for what meetings and shop work will be like in upcoming weeks. The plan for each day this summer is to start mornings off at 9 a.m. with a meeting and to work on designs...
OSE summer internships begin
Day 1 Sunday June 1 marked the first day of Open Source Ecology’s 2014 Summer of Extreme Design-Build. The interns, who came from all over the world and a wide variety of educational backgrounds, will help improve existing OSE designs, create prototypes...
Velocar – the Open Source Tilting Microcar
We are collaborating with Yann Lischetti – developer of an open source, tilting, electric Microcar. See his latest progress. The site is http://en.velocar.cc.
OSE Lasersaur Build and Documentation Sprint Update
The OSE Lasersaur build of the open source, 100 Watt laser cutter is going well – see intro in last post. We have so far uploaded a few instructionals on Dozuki – The instructionals were generated in real-time from picture and step uploads...
OSE Lasersaur Build + Documentation Sprint
I am now in Innsbruck, Austria, at Nortd Labs for OSE’s build of a Lasersaur, an open source, 100W laser cutter operated by wireless control from any browser. We will use the laser cutter for rapid prototyping at Factor e Farm, and we intend to...
Seeking Microhouse Client in the Southern USA
We have built the first prototype of the Microhouse at Factor e Farm, and we would like to build more of these as we build out our infrastructure in 2014. We are increasing our capacity to host people, such as university student internships and Dedicated...
The First Design-Build-Documentation Sprint – and Open Source Ironworker Cuts 1″x8″ Steel
Last Saturday we accomplished a significant milestone in the GVCS development process. For the first time, we did a machine build at the same time that we uploaded media in realtime, and created an online instructional at the end of the build –...
Architecture Lead Joins the OSE Team
This is our overview and result timelapse for the Microhouse – Our microhouse build came from dirt and open-source equipment such as the soil pulverizer, tractor: and brick press to final product: This was a major milestone of showing how an open...
The MicroHouse Goes Up
The MicroHouse Goes Up An idea for a small, energy-efficient, low-cost sustainable house that could be built using OSE machines became a carefully laid out plan, devised in modules. With the help of energetic and dedicated volunteers, 2513 pressed-earth...
