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Sep 07 - Sep 13, 2026

Design Tools / Mechanical and Electrical

• Jumpstarter (⭐211) - Open source hardware-in-the-loop testing framework for automated testing on real and virtual hardware with CI/CD integration.

Aug 31 - Sep 06, 2026

Projects / Consumer Devices

• Ploopy - 3D-printable peripherals running the QMK firmware.

Projects / Development Boards

• iCEBreaker - Low-cost FPGA development board based around the Lattice iCE40.

• Icepi Zero (⭐819) - A Lattice ECP5-based FPGA development board in the form factor of the Raspberry Pi Zero.

• nRF52840 ProMicro (⭐92) - A Nordic nRF52840-based development board in the form factor of the Arduino Pro Micro.

Projects / Scientific Instruments

• HackRF Pro (⭐51) - Upgraded version of the HackRF One (⭐8.1k), a low-cost software-defined radio.

• LibreVNA (⭐1.6k) - A vector network analyzer capable of measurements up to 6 GHz.

Platforms / Integrated Circuit

• BoardRepo - Share KiCad and Altium projects as a link, with schematics, PCB views, BOM, and gerbers rendered in the browser.

Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2026

Design Tools / Mechanical and Electrical

• Elmer (⭐1.7k) - A software suite for running finite element method simulations.

• FreeCAD - A mechanical computer-aided design program for designing 3D parametric parts.

• KiCad - An electronic design automation program for designing printed circuit boards.

• KiCad StepUp (⭐682) - A mechanical collaboration tool for moving projects between KiCad and FreeCAD.

• Ngspice - A mixed-signal electronic circuit simulator.

Design Tools / Integrated Circuit

• KLayout - A tool for viewing and editing integrated circuit layouts.

• LibreLane - An infrastructure library for creating integrated circuit design flows.

• Magic - A VLSI layout tool, primarily used for analog layout.

• OpenRAM - A framework for creating SRAM netlists, layouts, and more.

• OpenROAD - An application that implements an RTL-to-GDSII flow.

• SkyWater PDK (⭐3.7k) - A process design kit for SkyWater's 130 nm process node.

• Surfer - An extensible and snappy waveform viewer.

• Verilator - A program for simulating HDL code.

• Yosys - A framework for RTL synthesis.

Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2026

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• JPL Open Source Rover (⭐9.6k) - A six wheeled, build-it-yourself, open-source rover.

Jun 01 - Jun 07, 2026

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• Hacker Fab - Nanofabrication tools for making integrated circuits.

• Millennium Machines - A project dedicated to designing desktop CNC mills.

• VORON Design - No-compromise 3D printer designs.

Projects / Consumer Devices

• freeDSP - A family of audio digital signal processors.

• Input Labs - Video game controllers featuring gyroscopic sensors.

• SlimeVR - Full-body tracking sensors for virtual reality and motion capture.

Projects / Development Boards

• pic0rick (⭐99) - A Raspberry Pi Pico platform for pulse-echo ultrasound imaging hardware.

Conferences / Integrated Circuit

• Open Sauce - Annual convention focused on science and technology on on 17-19 July

• KiCon - Annual conferences about KiCad open source EDA organized in different regions

• RISC-V Summits - Annual summits organized by RISC-V International in different regions

• World RISC-V Days - Synchronized global events voluntarily organized by RISC-V communities worldwide

Books / Integrated Circuit

• The Hardware Hacker - Book by Andrew "bunnie" Huang, how to design and manufacture open hardware products.

Apr 27 - May 03, 2026

Conferences / Integrated Circuit

• FOSDEM - Annual open source event in Brussels.

• Open Hardware Summit - Annual conference on open hardware.

• Hackaday Supercon - Annual conference on hardware hacking and deep-dive technical workshops

• Latch-Up - A three-day conference dedicated to free and open source silicon. Hosted in North America every spring.

• ORConf - Another three-day conference dedicated to free and open source silicon. Hosted in Europe every autumn.

Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2026

Projects / Scientific Instruments

• Biohack Academy - Biotechnological hardware such as an incubator, thermocycler, centrifuge, microscope, etc.

Platforms / Integrated Circuit

• Open Hardware Repository - For electronics designers at experimental physics facilities to collaborate on open hardware designs.

• Instructables - Instructables is a place that lets you explore, document, and share your creations.

Podcasts / Integrated Circuit

• Road to Open Science - Episode on open hardware in the Netherlands.

• Physics Worlds - Episode on the global impact of open hardware.

• Command Line Heroes - Episode Makers unite.

• A-podcast - Open source hardware is the future.

• Amp hour - Open Hardware and The Creative Economy.

• Open source hardware podcast - By the Programming Electronics Academy.

Books / Integrated Circuit

• Building open source hardware - Book by Alicia Gibb, on building open source hardware from 2014.

• Open-source Lab - Book by Josua M. Pearce, how to build your own hardware and reduce costs.

• Free to Make - Book by Dale Dougherty, how the maker movement is changing our schools, our jobs, and our minds.

Mar 16 - Mar 22, 2026

Projects / Consumer Devices

• PiSpot Show (⭐3) - Raspberry Pi appliance that drives HDMI displays as self-updating Wi-Fi voucher kiosks with live weather.

• PiSpot Watch (⭐3) - Wrist-wearable Raspberry Pi Zero smartwatch with e-ink display that generates Wi-Fi voucher codes on demand.

Jan 15 - Jan 21, 2024

Talks / Integrated Circuit

• On behalf of mankind: thank you for sharing! - TEDx talk by Jerry de Vos.

Nov 27 - Dec 03, 2023

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• Mekanika - Tools and machines for makers.

Sep 18 - Sep 24, 2023

Projects / Consumer Devices

• PiKVM - Inexpensive DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi.

Sep 04 - Sep 10, 2023

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• FarmBot - Automated gardening machine to grow vegetables.

• Opulo - Project that develops a pick and place machine.

Jan 16 - Jan 22, 2023

Projects / Scientific Instruments

• Open Gamma Detector (⭐366) - Hackable, low-cost gamma-ray spectrometer.

Aug 01 - Aug 07, 2022

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• RepRap - Humanity's first general-purpose, self-replicating manufacturing machine.

Jun 27 - Jul 03, 2022

Projects / Consumer Devices

• Mutable Instruments - Eurorack classics.

• Winterbloom - Eurorack modules; Thea has some stellar design write-ups on her blog.

Related Awesome / Integrated Circuit

• Awesome Electronics (⭐8.1k) - A curated list of awesome resources for electronic engineers and hobbyists.

Jun 20 - Jun 26, 2022

Talks / Integrated Circuit

• Get your open hardware manufactured - Tips by Ian of Dangerous Prototypes.

Papers / Integrated Circuit

• Haves and have nots must find a better way: The case for open scientific hardware - Paper by Andre Maia Chagas

• Open Labware: 3-D Printing Your Own Lab Equipment - Paper by Tom Baden, Andre Maia Chagas, Greg Gage, Timothy Marzullo, Lucia L. Prieto-Godino, Thomas Euler

Platforms / Integrated Circuit

• Kitspace.org - A place to build and share electronics projects.

Training Programs / Integrated Circuit

• Open Hardware Makers

• Open Hardware Academy

May 16 - May 22, 2022

Projects / Development Boards

• OpenMV (⭐2.9k) - Low-cost machine vision platform.

Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2022

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• Precious Plastic - Tools to make plastic recycling as simple as possible.

Papers / Integrated Circuit

• What is the “Source” of Open Source Hardware? - Paper by Jérémy Bonvoisin, Robert Mies, Jean-François Boujut, Rainer Stark.

• Towards national policy for open source hardware research: The case of Finland - Paper by I. T. S. Heikkinen, H. Savin, J. Partanen, J. SeppäläJ, M. Pearce.

• Open-Source Hardware in Education: A Systematic Mapping Study - Paper by Ruben Heradio, Jesus Chacon, Hector Vargas, Daniel Galan, Jacobo Saenz, Luis De La Torre, Sebastian Dormido.

Podcasts / Integrated Circuit

• Semiconductor Insiders - Open Hardware Diversity Alliance.

Further Readings / Integrated Circuit

• Open Source Guide - A website created by GitHub to help people work on open source projects.

• Open Collective - Enables groups to quickly set up a collective, raise funds and manage them transparently.

• OSHWA Certification - Provides an easy and straightforward way for producers to indicate that their products meet a uniform and well-defined standard for open-source compliance.

Jan 10 - Jan 16, 2022

Projects / Scientific Instruments

• GaudiLab - Hardware projects for biology laboratories.

Platforms / Integrated Circuit

• Hackaday.io - Hackaday.io is the world's largest collaborative hardware development community.

• Openlifescience - Program to make Open Science ambassadors in research.

• Thingiverse - A platform for sharing and contributing to design hardware for 3D printing, laser cutting and CNC milling.

Further Readings / Integrated Circuit

• Wikipedia - General information about open-source hardware.

• The Journal of Open Hardware - (JOH) is a peer reviewed open access publication for open hardware research and development.

• HardwareX Journal - An open-access scientific hardware journal.

Jan 03 - Jan 09, 2022

Projects / Automation, Manufacturing, and Robotics

• Open Source Ecology - Industrial machines made open.

• Prusa3D - 3D printer manufacturer who shares their work open online.

• WikiHouse - Digital designed open housing.

Projects / Development Boards

• Arduino - Arduino is an electronics platform.

Projects / Scientific Instruments

• mesoSPIM - Light-sheet microscopes for imaging in cleared tissue.

• OpenBCI - Brain-computer interface.

• OpenFlexure - 3D-printed microscope with a precise mechanical stage.

• OpenSPIM - Open-access platform for three-dimensional (3D) microscopy.

• openUC2 (⭐531) - Modular microscopy toolbox.

• SafeCast - Environmental measurements for the public domain.

Talks / Integrated Circuit

• How Open Hardware will Take Over the World - TEDx talk by Nathan Seidle.

• Revolution of the open hardware - TEDx talk by Bram Geenen.

• Why do open hardware - Talk by Limor Fried (ladyada).

• Open Hardware Projects to Fight COVID-19 - Collection video from N-O-D-E.

• Designing Open Hardware for 21st century science - Presentation by Andre Maia Chagas.

• Why open source hardware is(n't) working - Presentation by David Cuartielles.

• Open source and the future of hardware - Talk by Neil Gershenfeld.

Papers / Integrated Circuit

• Emerging Business Models for Open Source Hardware - Paper by Joshua M. Pearce.

Conferences / Integrated Circuit

• Maker Faire - A celebration of the Maker Movement, locally organized.

Platforms / Integrated Circuit

• Open Hardware Observatory - Free blueprints for sustainable open hardware.

• Hackster.io - Connecting developers where exploring tomorrow starts today.

• Openhardware.io - Tracking amazing open hardware projects.

• Openhardware.science - Make open science hardware ubiquitous by 2025.

Books / Integrated Circuit

• The bridge - Issue of the national academy of engineering on open source hardware.

Related Awesome / Integrated Circuit

• Awesome Open Electronics (⭐743) - List with resources for Electronics Enthusiasts.

• Awesome Open (⭐97) - A list of open companies and communities.