OpenGrab, Open hardware Electro-Permanent cargo gripper
A project in Managua, Nicaragua by Andreas Jochum000days
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Small light Open Source/HW electro-permanent 10kg (ideal) cargo holding magnet for the DIY multicopter drone and robotics communities
Backers: 203
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51
Funded: $10,303 of $3,000
Dates: Nov 27th -> Dec 26th (29 days)
Project By: Andreas Jochum
Backers: 203
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51
Funded: $10,303 of $3,000
Dates: Nov 27th -> Dec 26th (29 days)
Project By: Andreas Jochum
$10,303
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 26 @ 10:45 -0500 GMT
343%
of goal
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Latest News
Almost done! 
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, Over the last few weeks we been constantly cranking out around 5 units per day. We have shipped all but the last 20 EPM's!!!! We are going to ship 10 more and then we have to wait for more laser cut parts which should arrive within a... (Read More)
EPM SHIPPING
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Here´s the latest on shipping...all the EPM do-it-yourself kits have been shipped. The last of the EPM fully assembled version with the 12mm bracket have also been shipped. That leaves us with the EPM fully assembled with the customized bracket... (Read More)
update
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
So we´ve had a lot of delays and production problems but things are looking up. 6 months into the project and we are shipping daily now and production is increasing this week we are shipping 6-7 units a day!!!! We made a major improvement by pushing... (Read More)
update
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
just got back drinking a few beer celebrating, yeah we got or fist unit to ship!!! everything is tested out and works perfectly! the plan is to ship what we can by monday maybe 10 EPM688 although our priority is to make sure everything is in... (Read More)
update
April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
hello, today i did the last testing of the circuit on the last pre production version..."kickstarter a crash course in electronic engineering" there were problems such as the OR gate switching so fast that a little noise set it high or that... (Read More)
update
January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
just posted an update on the bottom of the http://code.google.com/p/opengrab/wiki/Index page.....we are gonna use the email list for communication and not the kicksterter update thing so make sure your on the list if you want to see what going... (Read More)
google project page
January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
we´re moving over to our google project page at: code.google.com/p/opengrab/ (Read More)
funding received
December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
received funding from amazon only two days after the project closed..remarkable!!...still in the process of collecting materials. some have arrived-others are still pending...work on fabricating the PCB will start on the second..most urgent as it... (Read More)
Answering some questions....
December 24th - via: kickstarter.com
manly for you Will, I think other would like to see it too... The hook on 1248B is there to simplify the plating process and will be sniped off,...i have to make 2000 of these parts :D "Putting what I see in these drawings together with the animation... (Read More)
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