Pawns & chips for SwapIt.
Part of the end presentation of our group at a startup weekend in Amsterdam.
Became second, (after an app that showed where alcohol was available in realtime) this business model was viable and implementable because of the power of outsourced (rapid) manufacturing
In 2003, the idea seemed simple; Build a bare minimum CNC machine, and use that to build a better CNC machine. The electronics were simple, the software available, and I knew CAD.
Well, not really... After designing and building boards for an optical isolator, filtered linear PSU and aux. switching, it turned out that the intermittent problems were caused by an incompatible printer port...
Thing sucked in any way possible, but allowed a steep learning curve for the following mechatronics projects
Video made by Toni Villar featuring CAD / CAM elements of the Whitebox II.
Rotating table for photographing / viedeographing large objects like chairs and even couches.
Built within a day from scrap laying around.
Eversince making the first model in college from MDF, there was a desire to do this type of work in 3D. So, a small series of 3 axis CNC mills were built, ultimately ending in a fully functional Fab Lab.
Having a Fab Lab though, offers two challanges: What to design, and when to do it since running a Fab Lab itself requires time and effort to maintain as well. Plus the ecological footprint of the operation...
Is life a dream? One can spend an entire lifetime on that question. But one thing is for sure:
There are industrial designers for all of our senses. And they need work.
WhiteBox is a reply to the complete digitalisation of signal paths in modern audio at the creation level. It's an audio effect unit using simple plastic tube, as well as the physical world itself to create audio effects.
Since the design was too complex for the inital design philosophy, this project was superceded by the NoiseZen
