Drumbeat NYC—Open Hardware

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Open Hardware Community Site

  • Etsy for Open Hardware of all kinds
  • finding ways to engage people without necessarily changing their perspective
  • market place where designs are hosted
  • people who want instances built
  • people who are looking for $ to build
  • people can connect to create, modify, build
  • designers, design experts, manufacturers, consumers -- connecting people with different skills and desires

We discussed the hurdles of opening the hardware market:

First:  designers consider physical property to be more "real" and thus more prone to copying than intellectual property.

Second:  Without the requisite skills, you cannot build or implement an open hardware design without outright buying it.

Third:  There is no real unified marketplace for open hardware.

Our Solution:

Create, Modify, Build (www.ponoko.com has implemented this very well)

  • An "Etsy" for hardware
  • Helps bring designers and builders closer together
  • Allows consumers to choose an Open option

Create:

  • Designers post their designs
  • Manufacturers post their wares based on designs bought/licensed from designers

Modify:

  • Enthusiasts ask for modified versions of designs to build themselves.
  • Manufacturers license designs from designers, modify or incorporate into their own products.
  • Consumers post requests for desired item to be designed

Build:

  • Consumers request a design to be built
  • Enthusiasts license designs and post built designs