OSHWA
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) aims to foster technological knowledge and encourage research that is accessible, collaborative and respects user freedom.
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We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications run until December 21st at 11:59pm EDT.
Applications run until December 21st at 11:59pm EDT.
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CFP for @fosdem.org is open and especially looking to get some Open Source Hardware and CAD/CAM sessions! Check out the application right here: pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/...
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
CFP for @fosdem.org is open and especially looking to get some Open Source Hardware and CAD/CAM sessions! Check out the application right here: pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/...
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If you’re a 3D printing designer you should be upset about this. Companies can slip through a bogus design patent on your model and block you from distributing or monetizing it. This would take away one of the only options for fighting that that’s even remotely affordable
SOS!! Share far and wide! The US Patent Office is working to make bad patents untouchable and that’s a problem for open source hardware! Read through EFF statement and get your comments in ASAP to help prevent this www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF sup...
www.eff.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If you’re a 3D printing designer you should be upset about this. Companies can slip through a bogus design patent on your model and block you from distributing or monetizing it. This would take away one of the only options for fighting that that’s even remotely affordable
SOS!! Share far and wide! The US Patent Office is working to make bad patents untouchable and that’s a problem for open source hardware! Read through EFF statement and get your comments in ASAP to help prevent this www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF sup...
www.eff.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
SOS!! Share far and wide! The US Patent Office is working to make bad patents untouchable and that’s a problem for open source hardware! Read through EFF statement and get your comments in ASAP to help prevent this www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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i did a 15 minute impromptu talk about glasgow/amaranth/yowasp/grebedoc and why i think these tools are interesting and special for @oshwassociation.bsky.social, you can watch a recording: youtu.be/Y_TtMzmuXoY?...
Show and Tell Monthly: November 2025
YouTube video by The Open Source Hardware Association
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
i did a 15 minute impromptu talk about glasgow/amaranth/yowasp/grebedoc and why i think these tools are interesting and special for @oshwassociation.bsky.social, you can watch a recording: youtu.be/Y_TtMzmuXoY?...
It's the third thursday of the month....Which means it's live stream day! Join us around 1pm EST to hear about three newly certified open source hardware projects!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Tt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Tt...
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's the third thursday of the month....Which means it's live stream day! Join us around 1pm EST to hear about three newly certified open source hardware projects!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Tt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Tt...
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Includes the "Glasgow Interface Explorer"
Our October Certification Round Up is out and twice as long as one final good bye to Open Hardware Month! Check out work we <3 from Maykol Rey, @fhsumakerspace.bsky.social , @whitequark.org , @mikecoats.social , Mike Oleary!
makezine.com/article/tech...
makezine.com/article/tech...
Open Source Hardware Certifications for October 2025 - Make:
Our favorite open source hardware certifications in October include programming tools, a svelte wearable, and concrete production equipment.
makezine.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Includes the "Glasgow Interface Explorer"
Our October Certification Round Up is out and twice as long as one final good bye to Open Hardware Month! Check out work we <3 from Maykol Rey, @fhsumakerspace.bsky.social , @whitequark.org , @mikecoats.social , Mike Oleary!
makezine.com/article/tech...
makezine.com/article/tech...
Open Source Hardware Certifications for October 2025 - Make:
Our favorite open source hardware certifications in October include programming tools, a svelte wearable, and concrete production equipment.
makezine.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Our October Certification Round Up is out and twice as long as one final good bye to Open Hardware Month! Check out work we <3 from Maykol Rey, @fhsumakerspace.bsky.social , @whitequark.org , @mikecoats.social , Mike Oleary!
makezine.com/article/tech...
makezine.com/article/tech...
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We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications due December 21st!
Applications due December 21st!
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications due December 21st!
Applications due December 21st!
We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications due December 21st!
Applications due December 21st!
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications due December 21st!
Applications due December 21st!
"Adopting this framework will help overcome resource limitations, enabling research labs and individuals to design and replicate medical devices at an affordable cost."
Read Dara Obademi's insights on the development of Open Healthware in the Sub-Saharan African region.
oshwa.org/announcement...
Read Dara Obademi's insights on the development of Open Healthware in the Sub-Saharan African region.
oshwa.org/announcement...
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Adopting this framework will help overcome resource limitations, enabling research labs and individuals to design and replicate medical devices at an affordable cost."
Read Dara Obademi's insights on the development of Open Healthware in the Sub-Saharan African region.
oshwa.org/announcement...
Read Dara Obademi's insights on the development of Open Healthware in the Sub-Saharan African region.
oshwa.org/announcement...
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I'm helping rep @oshwassociation.bsky.social at the Entomological Society meeting to tell scientists about how to #opensource their tools!
Any tools, big or small, as sophisticated as some kind of genetic engineering rig, or as simple as a board for bugs to crawl under can be opened! #entsoc25
Any tools, big or small, as sophisticated as some kind of genetic engineering rig, or as simple as a board for bugs to crawl under can be opened! #entsoc25
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I'm helping rep @oshwassociation.bsky.social at the Entomological Society meeting to tell scientists about how to #opensource their tools!
Any tools, big or small, as sophisticated as some kind of genetic engineering rig, or as simple as a board for bugs to crawl under can be opened! #entsoc25
Any tools, big or small, as sophisticated as some kind of genetic engineering rig, or as simple as a board for bugs to crawl under can be opened! #entsoc25
Are you in Healthware? We want your input! Check out our Healthware Categorization Survey here: forms.gle/ytqA14iaLMiA...
Healthware Categorization Study
OSHWA is collecting community perspectives about categorization of healthware (health and medical hardware). Please contribute your perspective!
forms.gle
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Are you in Healthware? We want your input! Check out our Healthware Categorization Survey here: forms.gle/ytqA14iaLMiA...
So fun to see TWO Open Hardware Summit badges make the cut for @unwiredben.combee.net's talk at @crowdsupply.bsky.social's Teardown earlier this year! Check out the talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byn2...
Teardown 2025 - Ben Combee - Conference Badges I've Known and Loved
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So fun to see TWO Open Hardware Summit badges make the cut for @unwiredben.combee.net's talk at @crowdsupply.bsky.social's Teardown earlier this year! Check out the talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byn2...
We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications run until December 21st at 11:59pm EDT.
Applications run until December 21st at 11:59pm EDT.
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We are officially seeking applications for TALKS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, ART and PERFORMANCES for OHS2026 May 23rd and 24th at TU Berlin! Submit yours today: forms.gle/kDGTVqfVAZXm...
Applications run until December 21st at 11:59pm EDT.
Applications run until December 21st at 11:59pm EDT.
if you're feeling generous a donation of 10$ or more to OSHWA will get you one of these beautiful Move Slow and Fix Stuff riso printed posters designed by @leeborg.bsky.social ! Donate here:
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October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
if you're feeling generous a donation of 10$ or more to OSHWA will get you one of these beautiful Move Slow and Fix Stuff riso printed posters designed by @leeborg.bsky.social ! Donate here:
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It's the final day of Open Hardware Month 🙀 BUT there's still time to submit your certifications! Two or more certs in October gets YOU a very cool OHM pumpkin patch! certification.oshwa.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's the final day of Open Hardware Month 🙀 BUT there's still time to submit your certifications! Two or more certs in October gets YOU a very cool OHM pumpkin patch! certification.oshwa.org
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One last #openhardware certification for the last Open Hardware Month!
It's a spooky device to summon all the bugs to you from the darkest forests!
And now @oshwassociation.bsky.social certified as #opensource
certification.oshwa.org/pa000004.html
It's a spooky device to summon all the bugs to you from the darkest forests!
And now @oshwassociation.bsky.social certified as #opensource
certification.oshwa.org/pa000004.html
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
One last #openhardware certification for the last Open Hardware Month!
It's a spooky device to summon all the bugs to you from the darkest forests!
And now @oshwassociation.bsky.social certified as #opensource
certification.oshwa.org/pa000004.html
It's a spooky device to summon all the bugs to you from the darkest forests!
And now @oshwassociation.bsky.social certified as #opensource
certification.oshwa.org/pa000004.html
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Get a cool OSHWA shirt so I can also get my cool OSHWA shirt!
We need 14 more cool people to get cool clothes to meet our print minimum 🥺 maybe that's you? 👉 👈
From now until the end of Open Hardware Month you can snag your very own OSHWA t-shirt or hoodie! Check out the fundraiser right here: www.customink.com/fundraising/...
October 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Get a cool OSHWA shirt so I can also get my cool OSHWA shirt!
We need 14 more cool people to get cool clothes to meet our print minimum 🥺 maybe that's you? 👉 👈
From now until the end of Open Hardware Month you can snag your very own OSHWA t-shirt or hoodie! Check out the fundraiser right here: www.customink.com/fundraising/...
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We need 14 more cool people to get cool clothes to meet our print minimum 🥺 maybe that's you? 👉 👈
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🎉 @opensciencehw.bsky.social has named @griffey.bsky.social its 1st Executive Director! A leader in 🔓 open infrastructure & the 🔍 research ecosystem, Jason will guide OSHF to build sustainable community-driven systems for #openscience worldwide.
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎉 @opensciencehw.bsky.social has named @griffey.bsky.social its 1st Executive Director! A leader in 🔓 open infrastructure & the 🔍 research ecosystem, Jason will guide OSHF to build sustainable community-driven systems for #openscience worldwide.
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
Public Invention is running a very cool Solarpunk Healthware Virtual Conference on November 8th! Registered to hear from some of the amazing folks working on open source health! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/solarpunk-...
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Public Invention is running a very cool Solarpunk Healthware Virtual Conference on November 8th! Registered to hear from some of the amazing folks working on open source health! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/solarpunk-...
FOUR DAYS LEFT TO GET COOL OSHWA CLOTHES!!!
From now until the end of Open Hardware Month you can snag your very own OSHWA t-shirt or hoodie! Check out the fundraiser right here: www.customink.com/fundraising/...
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
FOUR DAYS LEFT TO GET COOL OSHWA CLOTHES!!!
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The @oshwassociation.bsky.social community is in such a good place right now. Just this week we certified hardware from Egypt, Germany, Mexico, UK, Singapore, Italy, US, & Sri Lanka
certification.oshwa.org/list.html
certification.oshwa.org/list.html
OSHWA Certified Projects List
Easily search a complete list of OSHWA certified open source hardware.
certification.oshwa.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The @oshwassociation.bsky.social community is in such a good place right now. Just this week we certified hardware from Egypt, Germany, Mexico, UK, Singapore, Italy, US, & Sri Lanka
certification.oshwa.org/list.html
certification.oshwa.org/list.html