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Mission of Public Invention, 2.0
Mission of Public Invention, 2.0
The Mission of Public Invention is to “Invent in the public, for the public.”
Robert L. Read
Sep 26, 2018
Project #1 : “Little Free Library” mobile app
Project #1 : “Little Free Library” mobile app
Context
Robert L. Read
Jul 18, 2018
Trip Report from “Meshing with Data” Hackathon 2018, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Trip Report from “Meshing with Data” Hackathon 2018, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
This is a trip report of the Meshing with Data 2018 Hackathon:
Robert L. Read
Jul 1, 2018
Summer Projects 2018
Summer Projects 2018
3D Printing of Tetrahelices and Related Designs — easy
Robert L. Read
Apr 12, 2018
Project #3: Human-powered Rotary Lawnmower
Once upon a time, a bunch of Americans wanted to make their houses look like tiny versions of beautiful manors in England, where it rains a…
Robert L. Read
Mar 1, 2017
Project #33: 3D Print Soft Robotics with PVA Molds filled with Silicone
Project #33: 3D Print Soft Robotics with PVA Molds filled with Silicone
Lately there has been a lot of interest in soft robotics. These tend to use pneumatics or hydraulics in fluid-tight chambers which change…
Robert L. Read
Apr 27, 2017
Summer Projects, 2017
Summer Projects, 2017
I recently had the pleasure of participating in the “CURM”, the Convention for Unconventional Robotic Movement, hosted at the University of…
Robert L. Read
Apr 9, 2017
Welcome, Public Inventors!
Welcome, Public Inventors!
Public Invention is the act of inventing publicly, for the public.
Robert L. Read
Dec 22, 2016
The Story of a Public Inventor
The Story of a Public Inventor
Once upon a time there was a boy who wanted to be a great inventor. Books and comics and movies put that idea into his head. He was small…
Robert L. Read
Jun 22, 2016
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