OSE Boot Camp Video

Main points:

1. Immersion started - for full time engagement. First week of that is open to the general public.
2. Boot Camp - is open to the public
3. Design and prototyping. Boot camp is an introduction for anyone who would like to be involved in OSE design and prototyping work
4. Big Idea is OSES.
5. Enterprise opportunity. For those who are interested in part time work with OSE, the Boot camp is an opportunity
6. But the vision is much greater. OSES.

We have just announced our first ever immersion training program - which is a selective Fellowship for people interested in working with OSE full time. The first week of this program is called the OSE Boot Camp - and it's open for registration to the greater public. The boot camp is an introduction to the world of open source hardware development - using fully open source hardware and software. The 5 week immersion program is more selective, as it is a merit-based Fellowship.

This is called the Open Source Microfactory Boot Camp - and you are invited. The boot camp is 7 days starting August 25, 2018 - and the focus is the small production tools of the desktop microfactory. As a start, you will build and take home OSE's 3D printer with you - and the rest of the time covers the set of 6 microfactory tools: the 3D printer, 3D scanner, CNC circuit Mill, small laser cutter, and filament maker + plastic shredder to make 3D printing filament from scrap plastic. You will learn basic techniques for reverse engineering, 3D printing, making circuits, and laser cutting.

You will learn about the open source design and prototyping process - using 100% open source hardware and software toolchains. You will learn basics of FreeCAD and KiCAD design, using part libraries to facilitate the design process. We will teach you the basics of designing a 3D printer - so you can build one of any size and shape using our construction set, universal motion axis design system.

The Big Idea here is that just with the powerful digital fabrication tools of the of the desktop microfactory - combined with easily-sourced, off-the shelf parts - like motors, controllers, and other electronic components - you can produce perhaps 80% of of all consumer parts. Imagine thousands of desktop microfactories beginning to rival the unstoppable power of Walmart and Amazon. There is a clear indication that this can happen - on ecological grounds.

But the question here is availability of quality open source designs for valuable products. This is where crowd development can come in. We are planning the Open Source Microfactory Challenge - on the platform called HeroX - which is an incentive challenge platform - which puts up a prize for solving a problem. In our case, the problem is to build an industrial grade cordless drill - entirely with the Desktop Microfactory + other off-the-shelf components. This is a great way to incentivize mass scale collaboration. In our case case, our requirement will be using 100% open source tools - which is the open source microfactory - and 100% open source/libre software toolchains.

Beside learning the