Week1 - FabCam

A diy camera to document fablabs and their inhabitants.

Approach

Open source software & hardware:

Similar projects exist (CMUcam, Stanfordcam, Elphel, BugLabs) but are not really made to be created or assembled by users:
Focus on simplicity, hackability, reconfigurability (cf L. Suchman, Plans and Situated Action ) and ultimately mobility.

Multiple form factors:

Designed to be fabbed :

Timeline

Frame/Rig:

Electronics:

References

OS Cameras:

OS Hardware