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A Funded Batch for Open Hardware

Your open hardware project has published files and a community. 01 gets a batch made from those files, funded by the people who want one.

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The problem

Hardware costs too much to start

Open designs are easy to share and hard to build in volume. A batch needs money up front, and the people who want one are scattered across a community.

What you skip

  • No a factory contact
  • No a seed round
  • No order minimums you cannot afford

What you bring

  • Published design files
  • A bill of materials
  • A community
01

Files go straight in

KiCad, Gerber, and STEP files feed the parts tree.

02

A group buy

The community joins a waitlist, and the price falls as it grows.

03

A shared trace

Each unit has a serial code, so a field report points to the right batch.

Idea to shipped unit

The path

  1. Publish the design
  2. Get a price curve
  3. Buyers join the waitlist
  4. Press start
  5. Every part is traced
  6. Units ship to buyers

Example chain

    • PCB fabrication
    • PCB assembly
    • Test
    • Pack and ship

Live example design

Design

Desk AI Token Counter

A small desk device in a case, built around one board.

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Platforms that fit

Custom designs are the main path. A base platform is an optional shortcut. See the platforms.

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