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= [[Open Source Construction Systems]] (an effort to produce an open source building system, in the spirit of Lego and Meccano). : | |||
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MakerBeam is a "modular construction system based on very simple rules. These are not based on a hole-pattern, but use T-slot aluminium profiles." [http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/12/how-to-make-everything-ourselves-open-modular-hardware.html] | |||
=Description= | |||
"MakerBeam is a project to build a toy and tool for the open source imagination. Based on Mini-T, a new open source standard, MakerBeam will develop a construction toy for our times: open source precision hardware equally at home doing desktop fabrication or serving as a drawbridged castle for action figures. The fully developed MakerBeam line of connectors will make for an unsurpassed builder's toy and maker kit. Connectors, pivots, hinges, pulleys, cables, wheels, slot-in PCBs, and ALL of it open source, with the models published under Creative Commons licenses." | |||
=Assessment= | |||
Suresh Fernando: | |||
"The product is very much WYSIWYG, with few opportunities for | |||
disappointment. Already sold and delivered the first batch of mini-T | |||
slot to tens of customers (?). For development roadmap, can rely on | |||
industrial T-slot." (February 2010) | |||
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#[[Product Hacking]] | #[[Product Hacking]] | ||
#[[Open Modular Hardware]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:04, 17 December 2012
= Open Source Construction Systems (an effort to produce an open source building system, in the spirit of Lego and Meccano). :
URL = http://www.Makerbeam.com
MakerBeam is a "modular construction system based on very simple rules. These are not based on a hole-pattern, but use T-slot aluminium profiles." [1]
Description
"MakerBeam is a project to build a toy and tool for the open source imagination. Based on Mini-T, a new open source standard, MakerBeam will develop a construction toy for our times: open source precision hardware equally at home doing desktop fabrication or serving as a drawbridged castle for action figures. The fully developed MakerBeam line of connectors will make for an unsurpassed builder's toy and maker kit. Connectors, pivots, hinges, pulleys, cables, wheels, slot-in PCBs, and ALL of it open source, with the models published under Creative Commons licenses."
Assessment
Suresh Fernando:
"The product is very much WYSIWYG, with few opportunities for disappointment. Already sold and delivered the first batch of mini-T slot to tens of customers (?). For development roadmap, can rely on industrial T-slot." (February 2010)
More Information
- More information via Sam Putman, Sam@Makerbeam.com
- Product Hacking
- Open Modular Hardware