How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer

A case study of hobbyists developing a desktop 3D printer, indicative of a broader movement around open hardware development, is used to advance a theoretical apparatus drawing on social movement research. This is proposed as an alternative to how innovation by users is typically studied in innovati...

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Main Author: Johan Söderberg
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Language:English
Published: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society 2013-06-01
Series:Internet Policy Review
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Online Access:https://policyreview.info/node/138
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spelling doaj-art-5972de403eff485695780a374de7dc132025-08-20T02:46:43ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752013-06-012210.14763/2013.2.138How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printerJohan Söderberg0 Institut Francilien Recherche Innovation Société (IFRIS)A case study of hobbyists developing a desktop 3D printer, indicative of a broader movement around open hardware development, is used to advance a theoretical apparatus drawing on social movement research. This is proposed as an alternative to how innovation by users is typically studied in innovation studies literature, namely, as discrete, isolated cases. Open hardware development projects make up a larger ecology, held together by common ideas, a shared communication infrastructure, conferences and licenses, among other things, and it therefore makes sense to look at them as part of a single movement.https://policyreview.info/node/138Digital fabrication3D PrinterInnovationOpen hardwareArduinoRonja
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How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer
Internet Policy Review
Digital fabrication
3D Printer
Innovation
Open hardware
Arduino
Ronja
title How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer
title_full How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer
title_fullStr How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer
title_full_unstemmed How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer
title_short How open hardware drives digital fabrication tools such as the 3D printer
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topic Digital fabrication
3D Printer
Innovation
Open hardware
Arduino
Ronja
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