List of open source hardware products
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This page is not maintained anymore. For more recent and complete references of OSH projects, visit our "Observatory of Open Source Hardware"
This page provides a list of existing open source hardware products we gathered along our research. The objective for us was to be able to look at existing practices so we can better understand what is open source hardware.
Products listed hereafter have been identified by using common internet search engines, screening social networks, and interviewing experts on conferences. Although we think this list well covers the field of existing open source hardware products, we do not claim any exhaustiveness. In order to highlight the development of open source hardware outside the sphere of electronic hardware (which is the focus of our research project), this list particularly focuses on non-electronic hardware. See the section "selection criteria" for more information.
In the table hereafter, products are assessed according to criteria that are described at the end of the page. As the field of open source hardware is moving rapidly, we can not exclude that some parts of the data presented hereafter are obsolete in spite of our efforts to maintain this database. In order to address this problem, we are working on the development of an open database that could be filled out by any interested person. Work in progress...
We hope this list provides interesting insights for researchers or practitioners willing to get an overview of today's existing open source hardware projects.
Selection criteria
The products of this list have been selected according to the following criteria:
- The product is a discrete manufactured product. Products of food and process industries such as yoghurt, cement, chemicals or plastic compounds are excluded.
- The product contains at least original tangible and non-electronic hardware, that is, mechanical or any other type of non-electronic physical element (e.g. textile). The product may eventually include electronical hardware and consequently software. Purely electronic hardware or software products such as Arduino or Linux are excluded. The piece of non-electronic hardware is 'original' in the sense that it is a creation of the product originator and is not component bought on the shelf. This criterion aims at bringing the development of open source hardware to the foreground and outside the sphere of electronic hardware.
- The product must have at least a certain minimum complexity. Products which consist for example of only one part or material do not meet this criterion. Products such as business card holders or cell phone cases made of one unique 3D-printed part are out of scope. The objective is here to bring to the foreground those of the open source products that are on the upper side of the complexity scale. In other words: to select the few complex ones and let aside the myriad of simple ones (you can for example find on Thingiverse or similar platforms).
- The product is developed for functional rather than aesthetic purposes. Jewellery, artistic and decorative items do not fulfil this criterion and therefore were not included.
- The product is fully defined or is surrounded by a community working on defining it fully (i.e. so that you can actually produce it). Mere product ideas or concepts that are not intended to be further defined by the surrounding community are not considered. In that sense, the focus of this list is clearly different from those of challenge platforms such as OpenIDEO who focuses solely on concept generation.
- The product is labeled by its corresponding community as open source.
- Although there is not systematically 1:1 relations between product, project and community, only one product per project and per community is considered.
List
Disclaimer: the content of this table is the result of our own information search, for which we do not claim for exhaustivity. Therefore:
- there might be more information available online about the project we listed than what we found;
- there are certainly more open source hardware products satisfying the criteria selected above than contained in this list.
- even though this list is regularly updated, due to the rapid transformations of projects we cannot ensure all the links being up to date. If you come accross a dead link, feel free to remove the link from the list!
(for more information about the criteria used in this table, see section "classification criteria" at the bottom of the page)
Index | Product name | Product category | Product description | Project status | Contains non-electronic hardware | Contains electronic hardware | Contains software | Development stage | CAD repository | Assemby instructions | Bill of materials | Contributing guide | Editable CAD | Editable assembly instructions | Editable bill of materials | License | License allowing commmercial use | Open-O-meter |
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1 | OSE LifeTrac 5 | agriculture | tractor | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 8 | ||
2 | RepRap Mendel | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 8 | ||
3 | Zoybar | musical instruments | guitar | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 | 3 | |||||||
4 | VIA OpenBook | computers | laptop | inactive | • | • | • | concept | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 2 | ||||||
5 | Local motors' Rallye Fighter | vehicles & parts | car | active | • | commercial/full product | • | CC BY-NC-SA | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Open structures' OpenCargoBike | vehicles & parts | cargo bike | active | • | prototype | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 3 | |||||||
7 | Open source beehives | agriculture | beehive | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License, CC BY-SA | • | 7 | |||
8 | Zoetrope | power & electrical supplies | wind turbine | inactive | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | 4 | ||||||
9 | Wikispeed car | vehicles & parts | car | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 7 | |||
10 | OScar | vehicles & parts | car | inactive | • | concept | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||||
11 | OSVehicle - Tabby evo | vehicles & parts | car | active | • | prototype | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 3 | |||||||
12 | Andre cars | vehicles & parts | car | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 4 | ||||||
13 | c,mm,n | vehicles & parts | car | inactive | • | prototype | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 1 | |||||||||
14 | eCorolla | vehicles & parts | car | inactive | • | concept | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 2 | ||||||||
15 | XYZ Spaceframe vehicles | vehicles & parts | bicycle | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 3 | |||||||
16 | Multimachine | machine tools | machine tool | inactive | • | DIY production | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 3 | |||||||
17 | Wikihouse | construction | house | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | |||||
18 | OSWash | laundry appliances | washing machine | inactive | • | concept | • | no licensing information available | 1 | |||||||||
19 | Apertus Axiom Beta | camera & optic | camera | active | • | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 4 | ||||
20 | ng.uavp | toys & games | quadcopter | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CH | 6 | ||
21 | Aeroquad | toys & games | quadcopter | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | MIT License | • | 8 |
22 | Uzebox | toys & games | game console | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 4 | ||||
23 | Open ECG | medical equipment | electro-cardiograph | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 4 | ||||
24 | OpenPCR | medical equipment | PRC thermocycle | active | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 6 | |||
25 | OpenEEG | medical equipment | electro-encephalograph | active | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 4 | |||||
26 | echOpen | medical equipment | ultrasound stethoscope | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 7 | |
27 | BioNico | medical equipment | prosthetic hand | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 1 | |||||||
28 | osloom | machine tools | jacquard loom | inactive | • | • | • | prototype | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 0 | ||||||||
29 | Bloombot | machine tools | hydroponic gardening system | inactive | • | DIY production | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 3 | |||||||
30 | OpenKnit | machine tools | Knitting machine | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 5 | |||
31 | AeroSeeD micro-eolienne | power & electrical supplies | wind turbine | inactive | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | 2D drawings & 3D models: TARP OHL, Documentation: GNU Free Documentation Licence | • (documentation) | 6 | ||||
32 | Fab@Home | machine tools | 3D printer | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | BSD License | • | 5 | |||
33 | Ultimaker 2 | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 5 | |||
34 | Pandora | toys & games | game console | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | license depending on part | not all parts | 7 |
35 | Lasersaur | machine tools | laser cutter | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 6 | ||
36 | LuzBot Taz 5 | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 5 | |||
37 | Lyman Filament Extruder | machine tools | waste plastic extruder | active | • | DIY production | • | • | CC (unspecified) | • | 3 | |||||||
38 | OpenDesk's Lean Desk | furniture | table | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | different licenses | 4 | ||||||
39 | OpenROV | robotics | submarine robot | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 8 |
40 | InMoov | robotics | humanoid robot | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 3 | |||||
41 | Film-Retter Inline cleaner | film & television | super 8 film cleaner | active | • | commercial/kit | • | • | CC BY 2.0 | • | 3 | |||||||
42 | myphotonics | science & laboratory | optomechanic workbenches | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 5 | |||||
43 | Ultrascope | camera & optic | telescope | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 5 | |||
44 | Open wheels | vehicles & parts | segway | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 2.5 | • | 4 | ||||
45 | Hovalin | musical instruments | violin | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 4 | ||||||
46 | µDelta | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 4 | ||||
47 | Open Gigabot | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | GNU GPL 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
48 | Plen | robotics | humanoid robot | active | • | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | ||
49 | Sunzilla | power & electrical supplies | solar generator | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 5 | |||||
50 | ShapeOko | machine tools | carving machine | active | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | |||
51 | X-carve | machine tools | carving machine | active | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 6 | ||||
52 | Double Pendulum | entertainment | museum exhibits | active | • | • | prototype | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 1 | ||||||||
53 | Velocar | vehicles & parts | velomobile | active | • | concept | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 5 | |||||
54 | Hexy | robotics | hexapod robot | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 4 | ||||
55 | iCub | robotics | humanoid robot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 8 |
56 | NimbRo-OP | robotics | humanoid robot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | 2 | ||||||
57 | Poppy | robotics | humanoid robot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 8 |
58 | Carla Cargo | vehicles & parts | cargo bikes | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 8 | ||
59 | Tinker bike | vehicles & parts | motorbike | inactive | • | prototype | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||||
60 | Knitic | machine tools | Knitting machine | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 4 | ||||
61 | Automatic Bartender | party supplies | drink making robot | inactive | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 3 | |||||
62 | Eletric eel wheel | machine tools | spinning wheel | active | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | |||
63 | Two-Stroke Diesel Engine | vehicles & parts | diesel engine | active | • | concept | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||||
64 | GEK Gasifier | power & electrical supplies | gasifier | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 6 | ||||
65 | Precious plastic | machine tools | waste plastic recycling machines | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | MIT License | • | 6 | ||||
66 | Tiny boy | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 6 | ||
67 | Farm Hack's Root washer | agriculture | Root washer | active | • | DIY production | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 3 | |||||||
68 | OpenBugFarm | agriculture | bug farm kit | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 5 | |||||
69 | Recyclebot | machine tools | waste plastic recycling machines | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 8 |
70 | Open-Source Robotic Leg | medical equipment | robotic leg for researchers | active | • | • | • | prototype | GNU GPL | • | 1 | |||||||
71 | open beam | construction | aluminium profiles | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 3 | |||||||
72 | rBot | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 3 | |||||||
73 | open source roaster | machine tools | coffee roaster | active | • | prototype | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 2 | ||||||||
74 | Guest studio 240 sf | construction | house | active | • | concept | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 4 | ||||||
75 | NMR Relaxometry Platform | science & laboratory | NMR Relaxometry Platform | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0, GNU General Public License v.3 | • | 5 | |||
76 | BCN3D Sigma | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 5 | |||
77 | Aker wormhouse | agriculture | wormhouse kit for urban gardening | active | • | commercial/full product | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 6 | ||||
78 | Shower loop | plumbing | Shower | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 4 | ||||
79 | Kit zéro Km | clothing | jeans | active | • | commercial/full product | • | CC BY 3.0 | • | 2 | ||||||||
80 | The Fair Cap | food & beverages carriers | water filtering bottle cap | active | • | prototype | • | no licensing information available | 1 | |||||||||
81 | FarmBot | agriculture | CNC Farming machine | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | MIT License | • | 8 |
82 | Le Petit COOL | agriculture | personal smart greenhouse | active | • | prototype | GNU General Public License | • | 1 | |||||||||
83 | Raptor Hand | medical equipment | hand prosthetics | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | |||||
84 | Arbalet | entertainment | LED table | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 8 |
85 | Waterzilla | food & beverages carriers | portable water purification device | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | no licensing information available | 2 | ||||||
86 | L'atelier s'adapte / table à langer | furniture | changing table | active | • | concept | • | no licensing information available | 1 | |||||||||
87 | Oggùn iron horse tractor | agriculture | tractor | active | • | prototype | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||||
88 | Qrokee | arts and crafts | holographic tracing machine | active | • | • | • | prototype | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||
89 | 3DMIN's PushPull | musical instruments | musical instrument | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 6 | ||
90 | Tea Maker | smart home | home automation system | active | • | • | • | concept | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 2 | ||||||
91 | x0xb0x | synthesizer | synthesizer | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
92 | Basiswerk OM 10 clockwork | watches | clockwork | active | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 4 | |||||
93 | Thymio | robotics | educational robot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 8 |
94 | Multiplo | robotics | robotics building system | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | RobotGroup-Multiplo Pacifist License | • | 6 | ||
95 | Air Quality Egg | measuring tool & sensor accessories | air measuring device | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 4 | ||||
96 | Prosthetic Hands | medical equipment | adaptive robot hands, prosthetic devices | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 5 | |||||
97 | ROFI | robotics | robot | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 5 | |||
98 | piccolo | machine tools | pocket-sized CNC-bot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 7 | |
99 | POM | vehicles & parts | mass vehicle | active | • | • | • | concept | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||
100 | Dtto Modular Robot | robotics | modular exploration robot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 4 | ||||
101 | ZenManEnergy | power & electrical supplies | Solar Steam electric power plant | active | • | • | • | concept | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
102 | Gaudi Labs | medical equipment | Generic Lab Equipment | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 5 | |||
103 | ArduCopter | toys & games | quadcopter | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | ||
104 | Open Source metal 3D printer | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | ||
105 | RoboHand | medical equipment | prosthetic hand | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 4 | ||||
106 | Aquapioneers | agriculture | aquaponic systems | active | • | • | • | prototype | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 1 | |||||||
107 | OpenFlexure Microscope | measuring tool & sensor accessories | microscope | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
108 | Micromanipulator | measuring tool & sensor accessories | micropositioning device | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 4 | ||||
109 | UV-mask | medical equipment | UV mask | active | • | • | • | concept | not specified, non-commercial license | • | 1 | |||||||
110 | Parabolic solar hot water heater | water heater accessories | hot water heater | active | • | • | prototype | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 2 | |||||||
111 | F-F-Fiddle | musical instruments | 3D printable electric violin | active | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 7 | ||
112 | EQ-1 Headphones | headphone & headset Accessories | headphones | active | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | ||||
113 | handibot | machine tool | portable CNC tool | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Panaka Open Hardware License | • | 8 |
114 | littleRP | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | ||
115 | Protei | watercraft | shape shifting sailing robot | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 6 | ||
116 | Neurobytes | toys & games | electronic neurons | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | GNU GPL v.3 | • | 6 | ||
117 | BCN3D Moveo | robotics | robot arm | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | MIT License | • | 5 | |||
118 | Aleph | musical instruments | sound computer | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | Unlicense | • | 4 | ||||
119 | OpenPipe | musical instruments | Galician bagpipe | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | GNU General Public License 3.0 | • | 3 | |||||
120 | Helium | audio components | portable speaker | inactive | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
121 | AguaClara | water treatment | water treatment plant | active | • | DIY production | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 2 | ||||||||
122 | Bicitractor | agriculture | pedal-powered tractor | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 5 | |||||
123 | Hexayurt | emergency tools & kits | disaster relief shelter | inactive | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | open license (not specified) | • | 6 | ||||
124 | SolarFlower | power & electrical supplies | solar energy collector | inactive | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | open license (not specified) | • | 5 | ||||
125 | Bicycle mill | machine tools | pedal-powered milling machine | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 4 | ||||||
126 | EDAG Light Car | vehicles & parts | car | inactive | • | • | • | concept | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||
127 | The Spine | skateboarding | electric skateboard | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 6 | ||
128 | Vélo M² | vehicles & parts | stackable modules for cargo bikes | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | no licensing information available | 2 | ||||||
129 | Xmaran | watercraft | sail cruiser | inactive | • | concept | TARP Open Hardware Licence | • | 1 | |||||||||
130 | UPSat | antenna accessoires | satellite | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | • | CERN Open Hardware Licence | • | 4 | ||||
131 | axCut | machine tools | laser cutter | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 3 | |||||
132 | CNC1 | machine tools | desktop CNC router | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 2.5 | • | 5 | |||
133 | Coffee Detonator | kitchen appliance accessories | coffee grinder | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | MIT License | • | 3 | |||||
134 | Solar-OSE | power & electrical supplies | solar concentrator | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | GNU GPL 2.0, GNU GPL 3.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 6 | ||
135 | Archivist | scanners | book scanner | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | Public Domain | • | 4 | ||||
136 | Rasa | vehicles & parts | car | active | • | • | • | prototype | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||
137 | Self Balancing Scooter | vehicles & parts | segway | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | no licensing information available | 1 | |||||||
138 | Eliodomestico | water treatment | solar household still | inactive | • | prototype | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
139 | DIYLILCNC | machine tools | CNC mill | active | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 6 | ||||
140 | LAOS Laser | machine tools | laser engraver/cutter controller system | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 4 | ||||
141 | MakerScanner | machine tools | 3D scanner | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | GNU General Public License | • | 7 | |
142 | pwdr | machine tools | 3D printer | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC 3.0 | 4 | ||||
143 | Plan B | machine tools | 3D printer | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 5 | |||
144 | Tantillus | machine tools | portable 3D printer | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | GNU GPL 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
145 | FLOAT Beijing | measuring tool & sensor accessories | air quality measuring kite | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 | 3 | |||||
146 | The Open Microscope | measuring tool & sensor accessories | microscope | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 3 | |||||
147 | OpenWaterbike | boating & water sports | pedal boat | inactive | • | prototype | no licensing information available | 0 | ||||||||||
148 | Electric Vehicle | vehicles & parts | electric vehicle platform | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC 2.5 | 4 | ||||
149 | Toolbox for Opto-Mechanical Components | science and laboratory | opto-mechanical component | active | • | • | • | prototype | •, •, • | • | • | • | CC BY 4.0 | • | 5 | |||
150 | FABOOL Laser CO2 | machine tools | laser cutter | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 5 | |||
151 | Underwater Glider | autonomous underwater vehicle | vehicles & parts | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | MIT Licence | • | 5 | |||
152 | Smart Greenhouse | agriculture | connected greenhouse | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | CC BY-SA 2.5 | • | 3 | |||||
153 | 3D-printable micropipette | measuring tool & sensor accessories | micropipette | active | • | DIY production | • | • | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2 | ||||||||
154 | OpenFeeder | Livestock Feeders & Waterers | automatic feeder for animal experiments | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CERN OHL v1.2 | • | 5 | |||
155 | Gesture Keyboard | electronics accessories | gesture control device | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 | 4 | ||||
156 | Ai.Frame Apollo | robotics | humanoid robot | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | GNU GPL 3.0 | • | 4 | ||||
157 | uArm Metal | robotics | desktop robotic arm | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 3 | |||||
158 | HACKberry | medical equipment | 3D-printed bionic hand | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | 6 | ||
159 | Photometric System for Enzymatic Nitrate Quantification | science and laboratory | enzymatic nitrate quantification system | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY 4.0 | • | 5 | |||
160 | Opentrons | science & laboratory | pipetting robot | active | • | • | • | commercial/kit | • | • | • | • | • | Apache License | • | 6 | ||
161 | Model T (Yale OpenHand Project) | medical equipment | prothestic hand | inactive | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | CC BY-NC 3.0 | 4 | ||||
162 | Smartphone to Digital Microscope Conversion | science & laboratory | microscope | active | • | • | DIY production | • | • | CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 | 2 | |||||||
163 | mobilecg | medical equipment | mobile electrocardiography device | active | • | • | • | prototype | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 3 | |||||
164 | OPenT | medical equipment | optical tomography device | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | no licensing information available | 3 | |||||
165 | Syringe Pump | medical equipment | syringe pump | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 3.0 | • | 7 | |
166 | Turbidimeter | measuring tools & sensor accessories | water quality measuring device | active | • | • | • | DIY production | • | • | • | • | • | CC BY-SA 4.0 | • | 6 |
Classification criteria
- Product name: the denomination of the product as given by its originators.
- Product category: classification of the product according to the Google product taxonomy.
- Product description: what the product is about.
- Project status: is the community active or inactive. Two possibilities:
- active: there are visible contributions that are not older than 1 year;
- inactive: there are no visible contributions that are not older than 1 year.
- Contains non-electronic hardware: whether the product contains non-electronic hardware components.
- Contains electronic hardware: whether the product contains electronic hardware components.
- Contains software: whether the product contains software components.
- Development stage: stage of the product development process achieved. Five phases are considered in order of increased liability:
- concept: There is only a concept that is still to be designed and developed;
- prototype: The design phase has been completed and the first prototype was built;
- DIY production: The product is fully described and can be made by interested parties themselves or replications of the product can be found;
- kit production: The product is sold by a company as a complete kit;
- manufacturing: The product is sold by a company as a finished product.
- CAD files, Bill of materials and assembly instructions:
- In case there are no or hardly any files accessible, projects remain in this list. This way we want to prove the existence of projects that have been open once and are not anymore and thus show that the process of open source hardware projects is a continuous one.
- In case projects provide a link to the CAD repository, BOM or assembly instructions, but the files can only be accessed with a user account, the files are regarded not open as they are not accessible for everyone.
- CAD repository: URL where CAD files (computer aided design) or blueprints of non-electronic hardware components are made available.
- Assemby instructions: URL where assembly instructions can be found.
- Bill of materials: URL where the bill of materials (also named part list) can be found.
- Contributing guide: URL where the contribution guide of the surrounding development community can be found.
- Editable CAD: whether the published CAD files are editable. CAD files are considered editable, if they are released in the original format. They are not considered editable if they are only released in an export format (such as PDF or STL) which do not allow further modifications to the 3D model. If a part of the design files is editable while the other part is not, design files are regarded to be editable.
- Editable assembly instructions: whether the published assembly instructions are editable. Assembly instructions are considered editable, if they can be edited in a Web 2.0 environment or downloaded as editable files. A file is furthermore considered editable if it is released in its original format. It is not considered editable if it is only available in an export format (such as PDF).
- Editable bill of materials: whether the published bill of materials is editable. A bill of materials is considered editable, if it can be edited in a Web. 2.0 environment or downloaded as an editable file. A file is furthermore considered editable if it is released in the original format. It is not considered editable if it is only available in an export format (such as PDF).
- License: which license ist used. "No licensing information available", if searching on the project homepage, GitHub page, Wiki, assembly instructions & BoM and explicit looking for 'project name'+license with a search machine didn't lead to a result.
- License allowing commercial use: all licenses except for CC BY-NC-SA.
- Open-O-meter: see page "Open-O-meter".