The Rise of the Citizen Engineer

[MagnusEunson]

Shapeways | blog: The Rise of the Citizen Engineer

"Open source culture provides blueprints to create almost anything. Forums, hackerspaces and networks offer expertise and opportunities for collaboration. Rapid prototyping and 3D printing automate the building process and make it instantaneous. So what does the great tech leap forward mean for creativity. Designers, artists and technologists explain how they are transforming the production process, democratizing technology and empowering people to become citizen engineers."

Figured this article and site would be of interest to those here. And two other reference site are Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo and Personal Factory .. Cheers, -Magnus

 

[studio52]

OK Then....Thats some heavy **** Im going to go engineer me some new e-juice...vape on Dude

 

[Dalton63841]

OK Then....Thats some heavy **** Im going to go engineer me some new e-juice...Vape on Dude

I thought about learning to mix juices...Perhaps I should leave the modders forum for a few minutes and do some homework on that.

On topic, this is excellent reading. I love stuff like this. Good find!

 

[Gracchus Grey]

Between the Arduino and all the home fabrication kits out there, China might start to feel the burn in a few years.

I'm hopeless with that sort of thing. But as soon as I get a job I'm going to buy a few fun kits.

And I'm still thinking about an e-cig sonic screwdriver... Making it VV will be tricky but I'm motivated!

 

[MagnusEunson]

If you want to see some awesome fsckin' Arduino stuff then definitely check out DIY Drones ... I'm in the midst of a ROV design myself and there is some crazy madness going on there. -Magnus

 

[Gracchus Grey]

that looks fun... Rig up some lights and you've got the workings of a fantastic fake UFO!