Following a highly successful Kickstarter project and over a year of development, HexBright, billed by its creator as the world`s first open source Arduino flashlight, is now in production with initial shipments planned for December. HexBright, which we discussed here in detail last year, is the brainchild of three-time Battlebots champion Chri
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stian Carlberg. It was launched as a Kickstarter project in May of 2011, with the objective of raising $31, 000. People loved the idea of an open source, Arduino-compatible programmable flashlight, says Carlberg. In fact, the project`s openness ” on both the hardware and software sides ” generated so much excitement that it overran its funding goal by 700%, generating over $250, 000 in pledges within 45 days. I sat down and started designing a well engineered, powerful, and flexible light, recalls Carlberg. But unlike a typical corporate R&D developer, he regularly shared his work and progress with the flashlight`s Kickstarter project`s avid followers through online video updates. The project`s backers ” people who wanted this new flashlight ” regularly commented on the updates, so I responded periodically with new video updates, says Carlberg. Through this interaction, something unexpected happened: the Kickstarter crowd started contributing to the design. At first it was just ideas and suggestions, but then some people began contacting me directly offering their expertise. With this project, we`ve seen more than just monetary crowd-funding, observes Carlberg. We`re seeing crowd-development, too ” there`s a lot of valuable knowledge out there in human resources. A good idea can attract and harness that expertise. Initially, the project team was just myself and Terry Cooke, but thanks to the power of online...
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