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Making the manufacture of digital devices more accessible. Learn more at www.prosquared.org
Missed the webinar for our Sustainability for Device Production funding call? You can now view the recording on our website, including essential info and a Q&A. Learn more, watch the webinar, and apply by the 30th of June:
lnkd.in/erDE_Vhm
9 days ago
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We were proud to once again sponsor this year's Open Hardware Summit! Representing us were two Device Prototyping Summer School alumni, Manuel Heredia Ortiz and Emma Hansen who brought along their own prototypes to showcase. A massive thank you to Manuel and Emma!!
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
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Interested in applying to our Sustainability for Device Production funding call? Register now for an informational webinar and Q&A session: ⏰ 5 June 10-11am BST 🌐 Microsoft Teams 🔗 Register:
lnkd.in/eKkCFZsz
Learn more about the call and apply by 30 June:
lnkd.in/erDE_Vhm
22 days ago
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We're seeking to fund new projects on more sustainable digital device prototyping, iterative innovation and low-volume production. Register for the webinar and Q&A on 5 June 10-11am BST:
lnkd.in/eKkCFZsz
Learn more and apply by 30 June:
lnkd.in/erDE_Vhm
about 1 month ago
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If you're in the Bristol area, don't miss this talk by our network co-chair Prof. Steve Hodges! ⏰ 21 May 2:30-3:30pm 📍University of Bristol 🎙️'Leveraging the magic of physical computing with the BBC micro:bit' Register here to attend:
lnkd.in/eNSFyhcc
@bristolhci.bsky.social
@microbit.org
about 1 month ago
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Last chance to apply for our 3½ day, hands-on summer school at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
! 30 places available with accommodation, meals & course content for just £100, plus thousands in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation. Learn more & apply by 13 May:
lnkd.in/etb-b6jC
about 1 month ago
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Have you applied yet for our 3.5 day summer school at Lancaster University? 30 places available with accommodation, meals & all course content included for just £100, plus thousands in prizes to develop the most compelling and impactful prototypes into products. Apply by 13 May:
lnkd.in/etb-b6jC
about 2 months ago
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Apply now for our 3½ day, hands-on summer school at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
! 30 places available with accommodation, meals & course content for just £100, plus thousands in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation. Learn more & apply by 13 May:
lnkd.in/etb-b6jC
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2 months ago
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We were excited to host a well-attended workshop on Tuesday at CHI 2026 in Barcelona. The workshop explored how design and manufacturing expertise is shared in open-source hardware communities, including discussion of common challenges and solutions. Learn more:
lnkd.in/e_3yPiFk
#CHI2026
#HCI
2 months ago
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Now accepting applications for our 3½ day, hands-on summer school at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
! 30 places available with accommodation, meals & course content for just £100, plus thousands in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation. Learn more & apply now:
lnkd.in/etb-b6jC
2 months ago
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We had a great time at the SW UK pre-CHI event on Friday at
@bristoluni.bsky.social
! We were proud to sponsor the event again which connects HCI researchers for networking & knowledge exchange, and gives early career researchers an opportunity to practice CHI papers.
@bristolhci.bsky.social
#CHI
3 months ago
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Dr Ben Oldfrey at
@ucl.ac.uk
leads our funded project which is seeking to integrate soft stress-tracking mechanisms at the device level to improve user comfort in assistive technology like prosthetics, orthotics, and braces. Learn more:
lnkd.in/eKTyCPqz
#AssistiveTech
#Prosthetics
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Hello from
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
's Joshua Brown, recipient of pro2 Residency Scheme funding which has supported his visit to
@mit.edu
. He's spending his time collaborating with MIT's Lynette Jones on the project 'OpenSoftHaptics'. Learn more about the scheme & apply:
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4 months ago
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⏰ Deadline approaching! Apply by 11th March to our Development Specialist position to take the lead on shaping ‘BOMNADO’, a Python/Django-based bill of materials management software on an open-source platform. 🔗Access the full details and apply here:
lnkd.in/garURpRU
4 months ago
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Join the pro² team! We're seeking an experienced Development Specialist who's passionate about open source. Learn more & apply by 11th March 2026:
lnkd.in/garURpRU
@bristoluni.bsky.social
#HEjobs
#OpenSource
4 months ago
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Closing soon! Don't miss out on our upcoming workshop at
#CHI2026
in Barcelona this April. Apply via the link below by the 12th of February ⬇️
@chi.acm.org
#HCI
#opensourcehardware
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4 months ago
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South West UK Pre-CHI
5 months ago
SW UK & De Cymru HCI community! Pre-CHI is back! Come present your work, learn, and connect with other HCI researchers. A free, supportive conference for students, academics and industry! 📅 27/3/2026 📍 Bill Brown Suite, University of Bristol Reg:
bit.ly/4qPjMP7
Site:
bit.ly/4qI2uTQ
#PreCHI
#CHI2026
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Join us at CHI 2026 this April for an interactive workshop exploring education, information sharing and community in Open Source Hardware (date/time TBA). Learn more:
lnkd.in/e_3yPiFk
Apply by 12th Feb to be a workshop participant:
lnkd.in/edv4WV2z
#CHI2026
#HCI
#opensourcehardware
@chi.acm.org
5 months ago
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We're seeking an experienced Development Specialist who's passionate about open source - if this is you, come join us! Apply by 7th January 2026 Learn more:
lnkd.in/eEBxNgwy
@bristoluni.bsky.social
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
#HEjobs
#OpenSource
6 months ago
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Liquid metal circuits like those being developed by Prof. Yi Wang at
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
have the potential to be more flexible, robust, and sustainable compared to conventional flexible electronics. Learn more about our Liquid in Circuits project:
lnkd.in/eKTyCPqz
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6 months ago
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Very proud of our Steering Group members Professors Joe Finney and Steve Hodges, whose work developing the Micro:bit has been recognised with a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education 🎉
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7 months ago
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🚨 Last call to join the LEAP Community Sandpit - Friday 14 November in Bristol.
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8 months ago
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Making a digital device prototype is getting easier thanks to the availability of off-the-shelf parts, and traditional manufacturing makes it easy to produce in the thousands. But organisations like Air Giants who are producing in low volumes get stuck in between, facing replication challenges.
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8 months ago
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Have you heard about the funding available through our pro² Residency Scheme? ⚡Visitors will conduct world-leading, curiosity-driven research and build lasting partnerships. 🌐 U.K. Industry Residency, U.K.-Overseas Residency, and International-U.K. Residencies. Learn more➡️
tinyurl.com/pro2-rs
8 months ago
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Missed our 2025 Summer School at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
? Highlights included: 🍎 expert instruction 💰 prizes! 💡 world-class talks by speakers like Pete Lomas, co-founder of Raspberry Pi Foundation & author Simon Monk Learn more:
lnkd.in/ewrEVrmC
#pro2summerschool2025
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
9 months ago
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Resources like the
@microbit.org
have made it easier to produce device prototypes. However, refining and replicating them remains difficult especially in low volumes. Our funded project is solving this challenge by expanding the MakeDevice app.
@msftresearch.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
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9 months ago
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We've launched three new funded projects exploring new and emerging materials with the potential to drive innovation in digital devices 🎉 Learn more:
lnkd.in/eKTyCPqz
#materials
#manufacturing
@nenisea.bsky.social
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
@ucl.ac.uk
10 months ago
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Do you design and build prototypes of digital devices? If so, we want to hear from you! Follow the link to complete a brief questionnaire about where you find help when encountering problems (takes just 5-10 mins):
lnkd.in/euaprTfX
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@bristolhci.bsky.social
#prototyping
11 months ago
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Dr Heather Shaw
11 months ago
Excited to share some new mobile technology in development!
prosquared.org/2025-LSS-Pap...
Watch this space! Feel free to reach out if you are interested in testing prototypes.
@prosquared.org
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Great talk from
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
today on prototyping case studies, of which she has many! Her work with
@e14community.bsky.social
and
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
was truly inspirational, like the 'Cubert' a 1 m³ 8×8×8 RGB LED cube (learn more:
buff.ly/XV4qGpv
).
#pro2summerschool2025
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11 months ago
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Even more fascinating talks on our final day of the Device Prototyping Summer School! Professor Jason Alexander joined remotely from
@uniofbath.bsky.social
to speak on 'Prototyping with New and Emerging Materials'.
#pro2summerschool2025
#prototyping
11 months ago
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Thursday night pub quiz at the pro2 summer school! Did you know that Nintendo was founded in 1889? Or that the first computer mouse was made of wood??🌳
#pro2summerschool2025
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
11 months ago
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pro2 summer school attendees got a chance to show off their device prototypes today at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
. Ranging from health tech to digital musical instruments and more, learn all about them at
prosquared.org
#pro2summerschool2025
#prototyping
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
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Pride in STEM
11 months ago
Pride in STEM's Small Grant Scheme is officially open for 2025! This year's theme is Strengthening Queer Community in STEM. If you have ideas for a small project in the United Kingdom that fits this, we would love to support you! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#QueerInSTEM
More info here:
prideinstem.org/2025/07/16/s...
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What a great start to day three of the Device Prototyping Summer School! Absolutely fantastic talk by Pete Lomas of Norcott Technologies and co-founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Pete spoke on scaling the
#RaspberryPi
and the challenge of internet success.
#pro2summerschool2025
11 months ago
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Nothing better than some live music to kick back after a busy day! The Usuals were back this year at the Device Prototyping Summer School at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
with another brilliant gig 🎶
#pro2summerschool2025
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
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Also on the agenda yesterday was a talk and practical tutorial on 3D computer aided design, presented by
@oliverchild.bsky.social
of
@bristolhci.bsky.social
and John Vidler of
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
#pro2summerschool2025
#CAD
11 months ago
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Another brilliant talk yesterday from speaker Simon Monk of @monkmakes.bsky.social on building an electronics manufacturing business on a shoestring. As a UK manufacturer of Micro:bit, Raspberry Pi and electronics accessories, Simon brought a wealth of expertise and advice.
#pro2summerschool2025
11 months ago
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Excellent keynote this morning from Mandy Xiang, a project manager with
@bitcraze.io
, on scaling electronic prototypes. Mandy is a production specialist with previous experience working for Foxconn and
@seeedstudio.com
, where she directed a low-volume production service.
#pro2summerschool2025
11 months ago
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Getting hands-on at day 2 of the Device Prototyping Summer School with a PCB surface mount assembly tutorial! Delegates worked with the 'solder:bit' developed by Lancaster Uni's Devices Lab, which will be used to control a BBC micro:bit
#pro2summerschool2025
@microbit.org
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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Great talk today from Steve Hodges on 'Unlocking a Long Tail of Hardware' as part of the first day of the
#2025pro2summerschool
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Kicking off the
#pro2summerschool2025
with a 'speed dating' mingle session this afternoon! So excited to welcome a great group of delegates from all of the world to this year's event
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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So excited that The Usuals will be joining us again at the 2025 Device Prototyping Summer School! Attendees can catch their rock/indie/pop cover show live on 15 July. Want a sneak peek before the show? Visit
theusuals.co.uk
#pro2summerschool2025
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
12 months ago
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Yesterday was International Women in Engineering Day, so we celebrated with an interview with pro2 Steering Group member and Computer Science content creator, author, and researcher
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
Read it here:
buff.ly/tbUHIQ0
#INWED2025
@wes1919.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
12 months ago
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Very proud to have been sponsors of this year's Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh! Two action-packed days full of fascinating people and talks, including a presentation on an accessible one-handed keyboard by our very own
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
#OHS2025
#OpenSource
about 1 year ago
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Device 'isotyping' is a key part of the prototype to product journey, but is often overlooked and misunderstood. It's also an area in need of solutions to important challenges. Learn more about 'isotyping' by checking out this article from pro2 researcher, Rory Clark:
buff.ly/sdErrhW
#HCI
#CHI2025
about 1 year ago
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How can Large Language Models and
#AI
be leveraged to better design electronic devices? Our funded project 'Conversational Prototyping' led by Prof Lars Erik Holmquist of Nottingham Trent Uni is exploring the answer. Learn more:
buff.ly/0ro89zs
#LLM
#Prototyping
@lunchroommanners.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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Attending
#OHS2025
? Don't miss out on a great talk tomorrow by our Steering Group member,
@lmcunderwood.bsky.social
of
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
#OpenSource
#OpenHardware
#Edinburgh
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about 1 year ago
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OSHWA
about 1 year ago
If you're looking to see the next iteration of 3D printing
@oliverchild.bsky.social
's talk on day one of
#OHS2025
Printegrated Circuits, a technique being developed to embed PCBs into FFF 3D prints, combining conductive and insulating filament is the perfect fit for you!
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The swag game is on point at
#OHS2025
! Hope all those attending enjoy our contribution 🍫😋
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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