Ironworker Update- Ready to build!
Last week I said I’d have the complete OSE proposal and Sketchup done for the ironworker by Friday. I didn’t get it done by then, but I am prepared to start building next week. I finished the majority of the OSE Proposal, see it here. I’ll be posting...
Backhoe Design Challenge: Live at GrabCAD
The backhoe design challenge is now live at GrabCAD. This is a unique challenge because it is the first in which we are offering a cash prize to the winner: $750 goes to the winner, plus an additional $250 if less than 3 design changes need to be made....
Organizational Development 2012
I would like to announce that I am now officially a Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow. This is a major development for Open Source Ecology, as the Fellowship provides a total of $360k of direct funding for the project. I have blogged about my application 3...
Ironworker Prototype II Design Update
Hello world, This is an update for the Ironworker prototype 2. By next Friday, Feb. 3, I will have completed the remainder of the sketchup design, and the official OSE Proposal, and will be posting both in another blog post. This will include my calculations...
Quick Connect Wheels Update
We have just installed the quick connect wheels on the tractor and have been testing them with success for the past week. These can be attached/released from the tractor in under 5 minutes by turning a cam lock and loosening two large bolts. The significance...
LifeTrac Quick Connect Wheel Challenge Results
We put up a crowd design challenge at GrabCAD a few weeks ago – for LifeTrac IV – Quick Connect Wheels. The basic problem was: how do you design wheel assemblies for a tractor that can be taken on and off in under 5 minutes – for interchangeability...
Calling All Disruptive, Boundary-Smashing, Distributive Enterprise Heavyweights
We are recruiting a Co-Founder to join the team at Factor e Farm. This blog post describes this offer. (we are also looking for project Advisors and Mentors, see last paragraph of this post) Open Source Ecology is a movement for creating the open source...
Civilization Starter Kit DVD v0.01
Dear True Fans and Supporters – We are proud to release version 0.01 of the Civilization Starter Kit DVD – our OSE Christmas Gift to the World for 2011. While we could go on for weeks with improvements – our Publish Early and Often...
Best of TED 2011: Global Village Construction Set is #6
The Global Village Construction Set TED talk has been selected as the Best of TED 2011 top 6 in the Huffington Post. Read Isaiah Saxon’s followup blog post. You can also comment there (407 comments as of this writing). There is also a #18ideas you...
Ironworker Shear Assembly Challenge: Live at GrabCAD
The Ironworker shear assembly challenge is now live at GrabCAD. See my prior post here, and note that we are funded to get this done. We are escalating the pace, and exploring the use of open source crowd engineering in the process. This is our second...
