How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware

Re:How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware by hugs on Thursday June 28, 2018 @04:29PM (#17420208)

Oh heh, my project (Bitbeam) is listed there. I use it as the foundational building block for the robots I make at my company.

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Re:How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware by TOGoS on Thursday June 28, 2018 @05:22PM (#17420584)

I googled for 'bitbeam' and found a blog but no description of what it is.

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Re:How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware by hugs on Thursday June 28, 2018 @05:49PM (#17420768)

Try clicking the "About" link on the blog? https://bitbeam.org/about/

Basically, Bitbeam is 3D printable, CNC millable, or lasercutable parts for making things like small robots. The geometry of the parts are compatible with Lego Technic beams.

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Re:How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware by jacquesm on Thursday June 28, 2018 @06:52PM (#17421121)

Some of the links to other sites on that page no longer work.

Nice project! I particularly like your factory, that looks like a fun setup that you have.

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Re:How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware by hugs on Thursday June 28, 2018 @09:40PM (#17421794)

Thanks. Yeah, I'm years overdue in updating the Bitbeam site. But I do use Bitbeam all the time in my work.

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Re:How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware by TOGoS on Friday June 29, 2018 @01:05AM (#17422532)

Would have. This is what it looks like in Firefox: https://imgur.com/a/yA5dhm2

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