Open Make II
Freie Universität Berlin, project co-lead Prof. Dr. Tim Landgraf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, project co-lead Prof. Dr. Matthew Larkum, Technische Universität Berlin, project co-lead Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Jochem, project co-lead Prof. Dr. med. Petra Ritter, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Project team: Moritz Maxeiner, Freie Universität Berlin, Dr. Julien Colomb, Robert Mies, Technische Universität Berlin, Duration: 09/2023-06/2026. (Continuation of the project Open Make. Towards Open and FAIR Hardware)
The project aims to build a community of (open) research hardware developers within the BUA, embedded in the international open hardware landscape. This community aims to develop new standards and tools for the documentation, evaluation and publication of open hardware and to provide a system for publishing hardware. The overriding goal of the project is the establishment of a competence center for open hardware at BUA, which will build up long-term expertise in the field of open hardware and make BUA an internationally visible partner in the field of open science and open hardware.
Preceding project: Open Make. Towards Open and FAIR Hardware (Duration: 09/2021-12/2023)
The importance of open hardware became obvious during the Covid-19 pandemic when 3D printed face shields for healthcare professionals were able to fill a key manufacturing gap. The concept of open hardware applies the principles of freely usable, open-source software to products and thus enables their replication and quality control. With an interdisciplinary approach, the project develops new methods, guidelines, and standards to investigate and publish open hardware in an academic environment.