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I’m doing this process for my open source farming robot [1], though not to dodge any patents I simply want people all over the world to have access to this tech

I’m doing this process for my open source farming robot [1], though not to dodge any patents I simply want people all over the world to have access to this technology for as cheaply as possible, and someone in Bangalore or Nairobi will be able to get them more cheaply from a local fabricator than from some California company shipping overseas. https://community.twistedfields.com/t/join-the-solar-farming-revolution-support-acorn-and-empower-farmers-worldwide/370 https://community.twistedfields.com/t/join-the-solar-farming...

barfbagginus 3y ago
This is awesome, and I'm going to look into your project! I think you're doing it for the right reason. I hope we can get many more of the world's engineers thinking that way in the next decade. And I feel like humanity's future might ride on it!
- TaylorAlexander 3y ago
  Thank you! Yeah I think that “proprietary thinking” is really shooting ourselves in the foot as far as cumulative development of humanity. Community development of 3D printers after the patents expired showed me that proprietary single-organization patent encumbered engineering development is only one way to get critical engineering done, and it has many downsides. A major advantage of community oriented engineering, where you share your designs without restriction, is that people all over the world find ways to contribute to your design. You end up with a better result in the end, and in the process you’re lifting potentially billions of people out of poverty. To me it seems like it’s just the right thing to do aside from the fact that it provides real material benefit to the people that may have originally produced the ideas. But these concepts are not taught in schools, and there is a minor problem with financial allocation that needs to be solved with for example donations. I think it’s an extremely important mode of engineering for humanity to explore!

barfbagginus 3y ago

This is awesome, and I'm going to look into your project! I think you're doing it for the right reason. I hope we can get many more of the world's engineers thinking that way in the next decade. And I feel like humanity's future might ride on it!

TaylorAlexander 3y ago
Thank you! Yeah I think that “proprietary thinking” is really shooting ourselves in the foot as far as cumulative development of humanity. Community development of 3D printers after the patents expired showed me that proprietary single-organization patent encumbered engineering development is only one way to get critical engineering done, and it has many downsides. A major advantage of community oriented engineering, where you share your designs without restriction, is that people all over the world find ways to contribute to your design. You end up with a better result in the end, and in the process you’re lifting potentially billions of people out of poverty. To me it seems like it’s just the right thing to do aside from the fact that it provides real material benefit to the people that may have originally produced the ideas. But these concepts are not taught in schools, and there is a minor problem with financial allocation that needs to be solved with for example donations. I think it’s an extremely important mode of engineering for humanity to explore!