Distributive Open Source Production Engineering

List 1

Name	Domain	Project / Open Work	What They Publish	Link / Contact
Construction / Housing / Built Environment
Alastair Parvin	Open construction	WikiHouse	CNC-cut housing system, CAD + assembly logic	https://wikihouse.cc
Nick Ierodiaconou	Open construction	WikiHouse	Structural system + build protocols	https://wikihouse.cc
Marcin Jakubowski	Open construction	Seed Eco-Home / GVCS	Full build workflows, BOMs, fabrication	https://wiki.opensourceecology.org
Catarina Mota	Open materials	Open Materials	Material recipes, fabrication processes	https://openmaterials.org
Tomas Diez	Fab cities / construction	Fab Lab / IAAC	Distributed construction + fab systems	https://fab.city
Daniel Ibáñez	Digital construction	IAAC / robotic fabrication	Parametric building systems	https://iaac.net
Gilles Retsin	Robotic construction	AUAR	Modular automated construction systems	https://auar.io
Skylar Tibbits	Programmable materials	Self-assembly lab	Material + fabrication workflows	https://selfassemblylab.mit.edu
Jeremy Rifkin collaborators (Fab Lab ecosystem individuals)	Distributed fabrication	Fab Lab network	Local production toolchains	https://fabfoundation.org
Agriculture / Food Systems
Rory Aronson	Ag robotics	FarmBot	Full CNC farming system	https://farm.bot
Johannes Müller	Open ag machines	Open Source Ecology Germany	Tractor + implements	https://opensourceecology.de
Shane Colton	Aquaponics	Open Aquaponics	System builds + BOMs	https://github.com topics
Diego Footer	Market gardening	Open market farm systems	Operational + tooling systems	https://notillgrowers.com
Curtis Stone	Small-scale ag	Open farm business systems	Tools + workflows	https://theurbanfarmer.co
J.M. Fortier	Market gardening	Biointensive systems	Methods + tool selection	https://themarketgardener.com
Ethan Roland	Regenerative systems	Permaculture design	System-level design docs	https://appleseedpermaculture.com
Manufacturing / Machine Tools / Production
Nadya Peek	Digital fabrication	Machines that Make	CNC machines, build docs	https://nadya.xyz
Jens Dyvik	Open production	Open Desk / distributed CNC	Furniture + production systems	https://opendesk.cc
Jonathan Keep	Ceramic 3D printing	Open clay printers	Hardware + process	https://jonathankeep.com
Bart Dring	CNC / motion	Buildlog.net	Laser/CNC builds	https://buildlog.net
Phil Barrett	CNC	OpenBuilds ecosystem	Mechanical systems + BOMs	https://openbuilds.com
Peter van der Walt	CNC	OpenBuilds CAM	Toolchains + machine integration	https://github.com/OpenBuilds
Guy Sheffer	CNC	Maslow CNC	Full CNC system	https://maslowcnc.com
Bar Smith	CNC	Maslow CNC	Mechanical + control stack	https://github.com/MaslowCNC
Energy / Power Systems
Kris De Decker	Low-tech energy	Low-tech Magazine	Energy systems + builds	https://lowtechmagazine.com
Marcin Jakubowski	Open energy	OSE Power Cube	Hydraulic power unit full stack	https://wiki.opensourceecology.org
Open Inverter contributors (Damien Maguire)	EV power electronics	Open Inverter	Inverter designs + firmware	https://openinverter.org
Johannes Hübner	Power electronics	Open inverter control	Control boards + firmware	https://github.com/jsphuebner
Daniel Nocera	Solar fuels	Artificial leaf	Open research direction	https://noceralab.org
Paul Grunow	Solar thermal	Open solar thermal	Collector builds	github search
Water / Sanitation / Infrastructure
Peter Haas	Water systems	Open Source Ecology water systems	Pumps + filtration	https://wiki.opensourceecology.org
Maya Pedersen	Open sanitation	SOIL Haiti	Composting sanitation systems	https://oursoil.org
Eleanor Allen	Water infrastructure	Water For People	Open infrastructure approaches	https://waterforpeople.org
Open Source Ecology contributors	Water systems	Open wells / filtration	Build docs	https://wiki.opensourceecology.org
Materials / Recycling / Circular Economy
Dave Hakkens	Recycling	Precious Plastic	Full machine ecosystem	https://preciousplastic.com
Joseph Sarafian	Materials	Open composites	Material recipes	github search
Eric Klarenbeek	Bio materials	Mycelium structures	Fabrication methods	https://klarenbeekdroos.com
Neri Oxman collaborators	Materials	Mediated Matter	Biofabrication workflows	https://oxman.com
Electronics / Computing / Control Systems
Bunnie Huang	Open electronics	Novena laptop	Full hardware stack	https://bunniestudios.com
Limor Fried	Open electronics	Adafruit hardware	Open boards + tutorials	https://adafruit.com
Robert Baruch	FPGA / open silicon	Open hardware computing	HDL + boards	https://github.com/RobertBaruch
Clifford Wolf	Open silicon	Yosys	Open synthesis tools	https://github.com/YosysHQ
Luke Valenty	Open hardware	LiteX ecosystem	FPGA SoC builder	https://github.com/enjoy-digital
Ken Shirriff	Reverse engineering	Chip analysis	Detailed hardware analysis	http://righto.com
Education / Training / Knowledge Systems
Sal Khan	Education	Khan Academy	Open learning systems	https://khanacademy.org
Mitchel Resnick	Learning systems	Scratch	Open coding education	https://scratch.mit.edu
Sugata Mitra	Education	Self-organized learning	Learning frameworks	https://ted.com
Neil Gershenfeld	Fab labs	Fab Academy	Distributed education + fabrication	https://fabacademy.org
Marcin Jakubowski	Deep generalist training	OSE Apprenticeship	Build-based education system	https://opensourceecology.org
Transportation / Mobility (non-closed ecosystems)
Simone Giertz	Experimental vehicles	DIY vehicles	Build transparency	https://simonegiertz.com
Benjamin Vedder	Motor control	VESC	Open motor controllers	https://vesc-project.com
Vedder collaborators	EV systems	VESC ecosystem	Controllers + firmware	https://github.com/vedderb
Damien Maguire	EV conversion	Open EV BMW	Full conversions documented	https://openinverter.org