OpenFlexure
@openflexure.bsky.social
Robotic microscopy for everyone
OpenFlexure is an open source project developing precision 3D-printed instrumentation for global health, scientific research, and education.
https://openflexure.org
OpenFlexure is an open source project developing precision 3D-printed instrumentation for global health, scientific research, and education.
https://openflexure.org
Our first Hackathon! And to continue our dedication to reliability, documentation and testing, it's all about quality!
More details can be found on our forum at openflexure.discourse.group/t/join-us-fo...
We hope to see you there!
More details can be found on our forum at openflexure.discourse.group/t/join-us-fo...
We hope to see you there!
July 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Our first Hackathon! And to continue our dedication to reliability, documentation and testing, it's all about quality!
More details can be found on our forum at openflexure.discourse.group/t/join-us-fo...
We hope to see you there!
More details can be found on our forum at openflexure.discourse.group/t/join-us-fo...
We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to the Biomanufacturing Group at ICGEB for winning a best exhibit prize at Maker Faire Trieste yesterday! 🏆 Their award-winning exhibit featured a number of OpenFlexure Microscopes, and aimed at help make biology accessible to everyone. 🔬
May 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Congratulations to the Biomanufacturing Group at ICGEB for winning a best exhibit prize at Maker Faire Trieste yesterday! 🏆 Their award-winning exhibit featured a number of OpenFlexure Microscopes, and aimed at help make biology accessible to everyone. 🔬
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Took my OpenFlexure Microscope to a demo today. I decided to walk. It's nice to have a project portable enough you can carry it 4km along the Bath Skyline.
#Portability #Microscopy #Bath
@openflexure.bsky.social
#Portability #Microscopy #Bath
@openflexure.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Took my OpenFlexure Microscope to a demo today. I decided to walk. It's nice to have a project portable enough you can carry it 4km along the Bath Skyline.
#Portability #Microscopy #Bath
@openflexure.bsky.social
#Portability #Microscopy #Bath
@openflexure.bsky.social
The Humanitarian Technology Trust launches today, and they're supporting our work on the OpenFlexure Microscope!
Microscopy saves lives, but access remains a barrier in much of the world. HTT’s first mission: help scale up our open-source microscope for global impact.
httrust.org/2025/05/08/H...
Microscopy saves lives, but access remains a barrier in much of the world. HTT’s first mission: help scale up our open-source microscope for global impact.
httrust.org/2025/05/08/H...
Humanitarian Technology Trust
The Humanitarian Technology Trust is focused on advancing open-source humanitarian technology through local manufacturing. We believe that empowering local manufacturers is the best way to ensure life...
httrust.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Humanitarian Technology Trust launches today, and they're supporting our work on the OpenFlexure Microscope!
Microscopy saves lives, but access remains a barrier in much of the world. HTT’s first mission: help scale up our open-source microscope for global impact.
httrust.org/2025/05/08/H...
Microscopy saves lives, but access remains a barrier in much of the world. HTT’s first mission: help scale up our open-source microscope for global impact.
httrust.org/2025/05/08/H...
We are delighted to be featured in this excellent guide on design for 3D printing.
Designing for 3D Printing by Rahix is a master class guide! Comprehensive, well written and illustrated, it's essential reading for anyone designing mechanical parts.
blog.rahix.de/design-for-3...
blog.rahix.de/design-for-3...
Design for 3D-Printing - Rahix' Blog
Deep dive into mechanical design that is optimized for 3d-printing.
blog.rahix.de
May 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We are delighted to be featured in this excellent guide on design for 3D printing.
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Thx Babak @babakmalekian.bsky.social for making a movie about our DYI IR LED #roots #phenotyping devices, more to come soon @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social #Raspberrypi #openflexure @openflexure.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Thx Babak @babakmalekian.bsky.social for making a movie about our DYI IR LED #roots #phenotyping devices, more to come soon @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social #Raspberrypi #openflexure @openflexure.bsky.social
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Amazing talk by @openflexure.bsky.social at #fosdem2025. If you don't know these guys, check them out today. openflexure.org/projects/mic...
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Amazing talk by @openflexure.bsky.social at #fosdem2025. If you don't know these guys, check them out today. openflexure.org/projects/mic...
Ogres are like OpenFlexure Microscopes—they have layers! And today, you can see them being printed live at FOSDEM by our friends at Prusa Research! 🔬✨
Come say hi to us in Hall H, see the magic happen, and let’s celebrate open-source collaboration at its best! 🚀
#FOSDEM2025 #OpenSource #3DPrinting
Come say hi to us in Hall H, see the magic happen, and let’s celebrate open-source collaboration at its best! 🚀
#FOSDEM2025 #OpenSource #3DPrinting
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ogres are like OpenFlexure Microscopes—they have layers! And today, you can see them being printed live at FOSDEM by our friends at Prusa Research! 🔬✨
Come say hi to us in Hall H, see the magic happen, and let’s celebrate open-source collaboration at its best! 🚀
#FOSDEM2025 #OpenSource #3DPrinting
Come say hi to us in Hall H, see the magic happen, and let’s celebrate open-source collaboration at its best! 🚀
#FOSDEM2025 #OpenSource #3DPrinting
We are having a blast at #FOSDEM, showcasing the OpenFlexure Microscopes and chatting with loads of other open-source enthusiasts!!
Come and see us in Hall H to get a demo of our microscope, and come along to our talk tomorrow at 15:20 CET in H.1309 (Van Rijn)!
#OpenSource
Come and see us in Hall H to get a demo of our microscope, and come along to our talk tomorrow at 15:20 CET in H.1309 (Van Rijn)!
#OpenSource
February 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We are having a blast at #FOSDEM, showcasing the OpenFlexure Microscopes and chatting with loads of other open-source enthusiasts!!
Come and see us in Hall H to get a demo of our microscope, and come along to our talk tomorrow at 15:20 CET in H.1309 (Van Rijn)!
#OpenSource
Come and see us in Hall H to get a demo of our microscope, and come along to our talk tomorrow at 15:20 CET in H.1309 (Van Rijn)!
#OpenSource
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February 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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January 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Every customised OpenFlexure Microscope makes us happy! This is the power of open source!
This video looks so cool:
www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mf6...
They have modified an OpenFlexure to use an OpenMV camera, and to add motion control buttons and a little screen.
There is a whole video tutorial, it's a shame I don't speak Chinese :(
#OpenHardware
CC @openflexure.bsky.social
www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mf6...
They have modified an OpenFlexure to use an OpenMV camera, and to add motion control buttons and a little screen.
There is a whole video tutorial, it's a shame I don't speak Chinese :(
#OpenHardware
CC @openflexure.bsky.social
我制作了一个精度0.0001毫米的OpenMV电动显微镜！【星瞳科技OpenMV视频教程】_哔哩哔哩_bilibili
OpenMV+电动显微镜 到底可以有多神奇🔍🔬 一起探索微观世界！DIY你的专属电动显微镜！这是一款基于 OpenMV 的电动显微镜，移动精度高达 0.0001毫米！主体由3D打印完成，简单易做，随时上手！📂✨ 核心功能：高精度显微镜移动系统，支持微米级别调整DIY电动控制，轻松聚焦微观世界OpenMV电子目镜图像识别，让细菌、细胞一览无遗LCD显示屏，让你“显微”生活更清晰！📷 细胞、细, 视频...
www.bilibili.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Every customised OpenFlexure Microscope makes us happy! This is the power of open source!
OpenFlexure Microscopes are more available than ever. It is really exciting to see so many businesses helping our community buy microscopes.
@labcrafter.co.uk have a new Hi-Res upgrade kit.
Fieldworkers in Japan are also selling a kit!
The true power of Open Hardware is that anyone can sell it.
@labcrafter.co.uk have a new Hi-Res upgrade kit.
Fieldworkers in Japan are also selling a kit!
The true power of Open Hardware is that anyone can sell it.
January 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
OpenFlexure Microscopes are more available than ever. It is really exciting to see so many businesses helping our community buy microscopes.
@labcrafter.co.uk have a new Hi-Res upgrade kit.
Fieldworkers in Japan are also selling a kit!
The true power of Open Hardware is that anyone can sell it.
@labcrafter.co.uk have a new Hi-Res upgrade kit.
Fieldworkers in Japan are also selling a kit!
The true power of Open Hardware is that anyone can sell it.
Merry Christmas from the OpenFlexure Project.
Did Santa get anyone a microscope? 🔬🎅🎁
Did Santa get anyone a microscope? 🔬🎅🎁
December 25, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Merry Christmas from the OpenFlexure Project.
Did Santa get anyone a microscope? 🔬🎅🎁
Did Santa get anyone a microscope? 🔬🎅🎁
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So excited to see that @openflexure.bsky.social now has a vendors page up and running - this is a huge step forward for those seeking to create a distributed manufacturing ecosystem for open source scientific hardware! www.openscienceshop.org/vendor-page-...
Official launch of the OpenFlexure vendors page
This year the Open Science Shop community has been collaborating with the OpenFlexure team with the goal of building a global network of OpenFlexure microscope kit vendors. We have been organizing mon...
www.openscienceshop.org
December 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
So excited to see that @openflexure.bsky.social now has a vendors page up and running - this is a huge step forward for those seeking to create a distributed manufacturing ecosystem for open source scientific hardware! www.openscienceshop.org/vendor-page-...
🚨REALLY COOL PAPER ALERT!🚨
We built on the @openflexure.bsky.social platform to combine a 3D printed microscope chassis with both a 3D printed condenser and objective lens.
Now we have the entire microscope, including the optics, printed for less than £7.00… and it works!
(2/N)
Now we have the entire microscope, including the optics, printed for less than £7.00… and it works!
(2/N)
December 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
🚨REALLY COOL PAPER ALERT!🚨
It is incredible to see the work that is happening around the world with our open source designs.
Well done Solomon and @iamchagas.bsky.social
Well done Solomon and @iamchagas.bsky.social
Very cool TV feature on Solomon's work making @openflexure.bsky.social microscopes out of recycled plastic!
youtu.be/VUjTczioAd0?...
youtu.be/VUjTczioAd0?...
Made In Kenya: Researcher making microscopes from recycled plastic bottles
YouTube video by Citizen TV Kenya
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 7:23 PM
It is incredible to see the work that is happening around the world with our open source designs.
Well done Solomon and @iamchagas.bsky.social
Well done Solomon and @iamchagas.bsky.social
Some exciting microscope building happening in UCL!
See original on twitter:
x.com/BIIG_UCL/sta...
@uclofficial.bsky.social
🔬 #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenHardware
See original on twitter:
x.com/BIIG_UCL/sta...
@uclofficial.bsky.social
🔬 #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenHardware
December 15, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Some exciting microscope building happening in UCL!
See original on twitter:
x.com/BIIG_UCL/sta...
@uclofficial.bsky.social
🔬 #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenHardware
See original on twitter:
x.com/BIIG_UCL/sta...
@uclofficial.bsky.social
🔬 #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenHardware
Wambian have run an OpenFlexure Microscope workshop in Dakar! We are excited to hear more about their microscopic adventures. 🔬
Full video here:
x.com/pez_hayes/st...
#OpenScience #Science #Education #OpenSource #OpenHardware
Full video here:
x.com/pez_hayes/st...
#OpenScience #Science #Education #OpenSource #OpenHardware
December 7, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Wambian have run an OpenFlexure Microscope workshop in Dakar! We are excited to hear more about their microscopic adventures. 🔬
Full video here:
x.com/pez_hayes/st...
#OpenScience #Science #Education #OpenSource #OpenHardware
Full video here:
x.com/pez_hayes/st...
#OpenScience #Science #Education #OpenSource #OpenHardware
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Now this is pretty cool 🤓🧪. Anyone for a microscope?
BYO objective lens.
Openflexure via @labcrafter.co.uk
#StayCurious
BYO objective lens.
Openflexure via @labcrafter.co.uk
#StayCurious
November 29, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Now this is pretty cool 🤓🧪. Anyone for a microscope?
BYO objective lens.
Openflexure via @labcrafter.co.uk
#StayCurious
BYO objective lens.
Openflexure via @labcrafter.co.uk
#StayCurious
We have just released a new beta of our long awaited Version 7 hardware release! 🔬
Assembly instructions and all STL files available here:
build.openflexure.org/openflexure-...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware #OpenScience #Microscopy
Assembly instructions and all STL files available here:
build.openflexure.org/openflexure-...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware #OpenScience #Microscopy
November 29, 2024 at 7:05 PM
We have just released a new beta of our long awaited Version 7 hardware release! 🔬
Assembly instructions and all STL files available here:
build.openflexure.org/openflexure-...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware #OpenScience #Microscopy
Assembly instructions and all STL files available here:
build.openflexure.org/openflexure-...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware #OpenScience #Microscopy
Have you ever wondered what an OpenFlexure Microscope really is? How to build one? And what it is used for?
Look no further! Welcome to OpenFlexure:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmL...
Look no further! Welcome to OpenFlexure:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmL...
Welcome to OpenFlexure
YouTube video by OpenFlexure
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Have you ever wondered what an OpenFlexure Microscope really is? How to build one? And what it is used for?
Look no further! Welcome to OpenFlexure:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmL...
Look no further! Welcome to OpenFlexure:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmL...
The OpenFlexure team are really excited to have our first ever FOSDEM stand.
See you in February!
fosdem.org/2025/news/20...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware
See you in February!
fosdem.org/2025/news/20...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware
November 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
The OpenFlexure team are really excited to have our first ever FOSDEM stand.
See you in February!
fosdem.org/2025/news/20...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware
See you in February!
fosdem.org/2025/news/20...
#OpenSource #OpenHardware
Hello BlueSky.
The OpenFlexure Project is an open source project that allows anyone to build a robotic microscope anywhere in the world.
So far people have told us that they have built or used an OpenFlexure Microscope in 50+ countries. Have you built or used one in a country that isn't pink yet?
The OpenFlexure Project is an open source project that allows anyone to build a robotic microscope anywhere in the world.
So far people have told us that they have built or used an OpenFlexure Microscope in 50+ countries. Have you built or used one in a country that isn't pink yet?
November 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Hello BlueSky.
The OpenFlexure Project is an open source project that allows anyone to build a robotic microscope anywhere in the world.
So far people have told us that they have built or used an OpenFlexure Microscope in 50+ countries. Have you built or used one in a country that isn't pink yet?
The OpenFlexure Project is an open source project that allows anyone to build a robotic microscope anywhere in the world.
So far people have told us that they have built or used an OpenFlexure Microscope in 50+ countries. Have you built or used one in a country that isn't pink yet?
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Started to tidy workshop. Realised workshop has no microscope slide storage. Designed 1st iteration of slide holder for @openflexure.bsky.social project (& stopped tidying).
Had some first layer issues, but turned out ok!
Source:
gitlab.com/openflexure/...
#OpenHardware
Had some first layer issues, but turned out ok!
Source:
gitlab.com/openflexure/...
#OpenHardware
November 18, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Started to tidy workshop. Realised workshop has no microscope slide storage. Designed 1st iteration of slide holder for @openflexure.bsky.social project (& stopped tidying).
Had some first layer issues, but turned out ok!
Source:
gitlab.com/openflexure/...
#OpenHardware
Had some first layer issues, but turned out ok!
Source:
gitlab.com/openflexure/...
#OpenHardware