Makerspace indoor
10:00 - 11:00
English
Workshop
Everyone
Tech for Good
Building Open Lights for wheelchair users

Kurzthese

OPEN ° LIGHTS are DIY open source lighting modules designed to meet the needs of wheelchair users. In this workshop you can learn how to build your own OPEN ° LIGHT for your wheelchair or another use case.

Beschreibung

We provide the electronic parts, soldering stations, instructions and all you need to have a glowing, sparkling light that helps you being seen in the dark. We’ld also love to ideate with you on how we can challenge and adapt the design and functionality of this open source product further.

If you would like to know more about the OPEN ° LIGHTS and how to build it in advance, you will find a movie, information and links to instructions on our website: http://www.madeformywheelchair.de/

 

The Design for the Open ° Lights has been co-created by a team of wheelchair users, technicians and designers in the project MADE FOR MY WHEELCHAIR by Makea Industries GmbH, Fab Lab Berlin and be able e.V.. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding program Photonics Research Germany, FKZ 13N14244. Associated project partners are Otto Bock Mobility Solutions GmbH and Sozialhelden
e.V..

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