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    Development Team Report / May 2015

    by  • May 28, 2015 • News • 0 Comments

    Bay Area Maker Faire 2015 – The 15th annual Bay Area Maker Faire was held in San Mateo earlier this month and a good portion of the Handibot team traded the sweltering humidity of early summer Durham for the relative freezing cold of the Bay Area for a few days in order to show off...

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    Development Team Report / April 2015

    by  • April 27, 2015 • News • 5 Comments

    TOPIC 1:  On Handibot 2.0 and Accessories “I really want to get the Handibot V2.0 in June. Will it be relatively easy to add the 5th axis and 3D print head when available? Also, do you have any preliminary prices for the 2.0, 5th, and printing?” We got this query the other day. Given...

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    Development Team Report / March 2015

    by  • March 21, 2015 • News • 2 Comments

    Version 1.1 Update Much of our efforts this month have gone into the change-over from version 1.0 of the developer’s edition handibot to version 1.1. This update included a number of design improvements focused on the user experience with the tool; the new front panel design provides easier access to the router for tool...

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    Development Team Report / February 2015

    by  • February 23, 2015 • News • 1 Comment

    1. Handibot Hood We’re just finishing up a hood-type enclosure accessory for Handibots (for v1.0 and the upcoming v1.1). We’ll call it the “Handibot Hood”. This enclosure helps contain flying debris and somewhat reduces noise from the router. It should be available as an accessory in the Handibot store later in the week. To...

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    Collaborative Product Development in an Open Source Hardware Environment: Responses to Some Specific Customer Questions

    by  • February 9, 2015 • News • 1 Comment

    A couple days ago, I received an email from potential Handibotter, Tim Deagan. Tim asked a couple of useful and challenging questions about the timing of our upcoming development releases for Handibot. Because I think a lot of people have similar questions, I asked him if it would be okay to share them in a blog...

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