Open Source Hardware in Berlin and Germany

Directory

Compiled by Open IT Agency:

(updated list of links via [1]:

• Christian Siefkes & Stefan Mertens and Keimform.Org – Keimform is a blog about Commons and is interested in Open Source Hardware

• Open Knowledge Foundation Berlin – works for Open Data and Open Knowledge. They have no open source hardware project – yet.

• Open Energie Halle [2] - Felix Seltmann and Christoph Unbescheidt are Industrial-Design-Students and Open Source Hardware enthusiasts. They developed and documented Open Energy Solutions.

• Bauraum für Low-Tech Ideen – Develope several low-tech solutions and publish manuals and building plans.

• Ingenieur*innen-Kollektiv –= They create workshops for ecological and social self-supply and upload building plans und CC-licenses.

• Exceptionally Hard and Soft Meeting [3]– Conference with strong interesst in OSHW

• Knowable.org [4] – Platform on the search for open collaboration tools for hardware.

• Kobakant – Wearable Electronics and more

• FabLab Berlin [5] – One of Berlins very active fablabs

• Plusea – Soft, flexible, washable textile sensors that you can build yourself!

• letsmake [6] – Eine Shareconomy Plattform für P2P Werkstattvermietung / / * e n Make money with your workshop! Rent it out to makers, hobbyists and other likeminded people.

• open IT Berlin [7] – The city of berlin aims to connect different players in the field of open source, open hardware, open standards with this brand.