Open Hardware Hall of Fame

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hall of fame

Various Open Source Hardware projects and links back to their projects and/or communities.

This page collects various Open Hardware projects. These projects are not officially endorsed, but are listed here as a convenience to generate a list of examples for reference. For more detailed overviews, see the Case Studies page.

Check out the list of certified hardware from the Open Source Hardware Association for more inspiration.

1. Businesses & companies 🔗

Adafruit Industries
Aleph Objects: Makers of LulzBot family of 3D printers. Purchased by Fargo Additive Manufacturing Equipment 3D in 2019.
Arduino: Open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software.
FarmBot
IO Rodeo
Prusa Research: Manufactures 3D printers for enterprise and hobbyists.
Seeed Studio
Ultimaker
World Famous Electronics: Maker of the Pulse Sensor. Never applied for funding beyond initial crowdfunding campaign.

1.1. Emergency response 🔗

Safecast: International, volunteer-driven, non-profit organization. Goal is to create useful, accessible, and granular environmental data.

1.2. Neuroscience 🔗

Organizations with a specific focus to neuroscience.

2. Distributors 🔗

3. Specific products & projects 🔗

Crowd Supply: Popular platform for Open Hardware crowdfunding. Not all funded projects are open source, but many are.
OpenROV: Low-cost telerobotic submarine/underwater drone built with the goal of making underwater exploration and education affordable (see Wikipedia).
RISC-V

Updated on 16 Apr 2024