The BOM: Engineering a Path Forward

Form, Function, and Design Harmony With Anthony Oyatayo

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:22:00 -0000

In this episode of The BOM: Engineering A Path Forward we have the pleasure of sitting down with Engineering Program Manager for Apple and interior designer Anthony Oyatayo to learn a bit more about how the principles of design find their way into engineering.

Anthony is going to tell us why soft skills are just as important as the technical aspects of design and engineering and how he managed to use these skills to help him navigate the controlled chaos that is designing at Apple and help people to understand what they want in living spaces.

This is my conversation with Anthony Oyatayo and this the Bom

Oaytayo Interior Design

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Smaller Drones For A Bigger World with Eric Weinhoffer

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:44:00 -0000

Today, in this episode of the Bom: Engineering a Path, we’re sitting down with Eric Weinhoffer, Senior Hardware Development Specialist at Skydio. Skydio isn’t just a drone company but instead an organization looking to advance what is even possible in safety and situational intelligence for first responders and utility workers. Imagine a fire from power lines being detected in minutes instead of hours.
Eric is going to tell us how he got his start in the engineering and design world through a want to have a Maker convention in his hometown, what Skydio is doing to advance the field of drones and 3D printing, and what kind of engineer would be interested in working with Skydio

Skydio
Skydio Careers
Eric Weinhoff

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Supercharging Start-ups at mHub w/Bill Fienup

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000

In this episode of the Bom: Engineering A Path Forward we’re at Chicago’s ideal fab lab, mHub with co-founder Bill Fienup. Most design labs in the US work off a basic subscription model and have access to tools that most start-ups don’t have. mHub is no different in that aspect but as Bill explains, the level of funding, mentorship, and expertise offered to the start-ups working with mHub sets the space apart. We’ll also hear about Bill’s time working in plasma research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and what access to tools can do for innovation.

mHub

Apply to mHub

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Music and Haptic Design w/ Fred Kelly

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:18:00 -0000

In this episode of the Bom: Engineering A Path Forward we’re back at mHub in Chicago looking at how music technology is more than synths and software. It’s everything from basic controllers that play a single sound to full haptic feedback setups that in recent times have been used to create an interactive playground to help children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Today, we’re talking to one of the product design engineers Fred Kelly from Heath Interactive about this impressive feat. Fred Kelly has been working on the musical playground for the past few years and they are going to tell us about the process of building this area and why advancing music technology is so important for accessibility.

Heath Interactive

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Game-changing Tech: The Evolution of Wireless Power w/ Jacob Babcock

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0000

In this episode of the Bom: Engineering A Path Forward, we sit down with the CEO of a company that has basically created magic. NuCurrent is at the forefront of wireless charging and futuristic wireless power technology from pop sockets that charge your phone to smart basketballs and medical devices that can’t easily access external charging. Jacob Babcock the shares how he went from a law student to designing wireless power for Spalding, what strategies early engineers could take to keep their start-up running, and the power of working in-person.

NuCurrent

NuCurrent Technical Proofs

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Unreleased Special With 3D Printing Genuis Vijay Varada

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:42:00 -0000

As you have probably noticed, we’ve been on a bit of a break but we’re coming back with exclusive interviews from amazing events and locations. This summer, we’ve been on the road to Chicago to visit mHub to talk with some of the founders, engineers, and builders of incredible hardware and start-ups. You’ll get to see all that and more, but first, we have an unreleased episode with a previous guest. Vijay Varada is 2023’s Hackaday Prize Grand Prize Winner and co-founder of Fraktal Works an open-source 3D printing company. We’ll be diving a little deeper into the benefits of open-source innovation, Vijay’s printable braille interface for the visually impaired, and why passion projects can change your entire mission.

Hackaday

Design Lab

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How to Build A Better Space For Artists and Engineers w/ Chris Iwasjuta

Tue, 14 May 2024 17:02:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bom: Engineering A Path Forward, we take a look at the way that collaboration spaces can be redesigned to better foster innovation with artists, designers, and engineers. We’re going to hear from the Co-founder of MotionLab.Berlin Chris Iwasjuta about the origin story of MotionLab, why he felt this calling to build a collaboration space for designers and engineers, and how a double-decker bus became a brand feature of MotionLab.

MotionLab.Berlin

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Practical Advice for an Imperfect World With Sera Evcimen

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, we welcome Sera Evcimen, Founder of the startup consulting firm Pratik. Pratik focuses on finding practical solutions to finish hardware stacks and help get their product to market. Sera’s unique insight into the process of fleshing out a product’s design and manufacturing explains why she chooses to only work with companies that are designing meaningful and impactful hardware. If you’re curious about the best path forward for an engineer in the startup space, Sera has some advice, so tune in.

Pratik

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Weaving the Fabric of the Future With Madison Maxey

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, we sit down with the Founder and CEO of Loomia, Madison Maxey.Loomia is an e-textile company that is redefining what’s possible in flexible circuitry and electronics-integrated fabrics. We’ll get a peek into Madison’s predictions about the future in the wearable electronics space and what she learned throughout her five year journey to get Loomia off the ground.

Loomia

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Where Open Source Meets 3D-Printing w/ Vijay Raghav Varada

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Today, on The Bom: Engineering A Path Forward we sit down with Fracktal Works Co-founder Vijay Raghav Varada. Vijay walks us through the need for 3D-printed parts in advanced manufacturing and where traditional CNC parts fail, why he decided to keep Fracktal Work projects open source, and the exciting possibilities of what advanced 3D-printing might hold for the future of tactical hardware.

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Sitting Down For Family Dinner Aboard Space Stations

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, I’m going to ask you to think about a rather futurist question: what does daily life look like in space? Sure, we have the Hollywood version of life amongst the stars. Star Wars, Dune, and even cult classics like Alien give us an idealistic glimpse. However, these are far from the reality of what it’s like to gather around and break bread in zero gravity.

Today’s guest is Sana Sharma, the co-founder and chief design officer at the Aurelia Institute, a non-profit space architecture R&D lab. Throughout this episode, she gives us an inside look into the incredible research she and her team have conducted into the ways that astronauts live their daily lives while on missions in the final frontier, how advanced technology doesn’t have to exclude the human factor, and how she hopes her research will change the future of space exploration.

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How A Music Collective Is Reimagining Sound Engineering

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bom: Engineering a Path Forward, we’re talking about the process of turning engineering components into musical instruments and how that has the potential to change many aspects of our culture. At least, that’s what my guest today, Kirk Pearson, founder of Dogbotic, believes. Dogbotic is a music and sound research collective that is redefining what music is and is working to make musical and electrical engineering education more accessible.

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Episode 42: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky Teaches How To Adapt To A Changing Problem

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Majenta Strongheart sits down with Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, the co-founder and CEO of Instrumental. Instrumental is focused on one of the most important aspects of the manufacturing world today. Creating a more efficient quality tracking system in the production process that so many hardware companies rely on. From the beginning Anna and the whole team at Instrumental asked the question, how do we increase yield, decrease wasted product, downtime in production, and critical mistakes in the products and electronics that you’re probably listening to this podcast on.

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Episode 41: Wearables That Matter: How Effective Data and Health Sciences Can Change The World with Rosalind Picard

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Rosalind Picard is the founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Lab at MIT and co-founded both Affectiva and Empatica. Both companies are aimed at using extensive AI and wearable tech to improve the lives of people with chronic illnesses and make robots act a little more human. Ironically enough, she never wanted to start any kind of company but the need for better data and better measurement tools pushed her past the point of research and into the public sphere of engineering consumer products.

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Episode 40: The 60 Second Architect with Tomide Adesanmi

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:52:00 -0000

Tomide Adesanmi is the co-founder and CEO of Circuit Mind. Algorithmic software that helps electronics engineers and designers go from architecture to complete schematics in roughly 60 seconds. In Tomide's experience, far too many electronics designers and engineers spend far too much time drawing and planning the architecture of their motherboards. Researching components suppliers, reading complex manuals and workflows, and starting over when something doesn't work right on the motherboard all contribute to this loss in innovation. These experiences shaped Tomide's vision for Circuit Mind during his time in the defense industry and why Tomide firmly believes that AI is a tool to enhance a designer's workflow, not steal their career.

Join Circuit Mind's live explorator Webinar on February 29th, 2024, signing up here!
Circuit Mind

http://www.circuitmind.io/launch-webinar

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Episode 39: A Quick Announcement

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:34:19 -0000

Majenta expresses gratitude to the fantastic listeners and shares some thrilling news. While The BOM takes a brief break to gear up, Majenta teases upcoming interviews featuring guests from Motorola and other incredible technology and hardware companies. She encourages listeners to dive into the podcast's treasure trove of past interviews with tech leaders, entrepreneurs, and hardware creators. She also announced the Hackaday Super Conference 2023, with tickets currently live on Eventbrite. Scheduled for November 3rd-5th, the conference will offer workshops, the Hackaday Prize ceremony, and captivating talks. With early bird tickets already taken, swift action is advised for interested attendees. Listeners are invited to stay connected via social media and the podcast's website for updates on their upcoming return, ensuring they remain engaged in the enriching discussions on innovation and creativity.

2023 Hackaday Superconference

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Episode 38: Augmented Reality Is Not Just a Gimmick with Mareike Kritzler

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:12:00 -0000

Mareike Kritzler is the Siemens research group head of the Smart Machine Vision and Visualization team. The team’s research keeps the human in the loop and allows for interaction with a Digital Twin or a physical machine through human-machine interfaces such as Augmented Reality. Before Mareike joined Siemens Corporate Technology, she was a Development Specialist for Augmented Reality apps at a German startup, first in Munich, Germany, and then in San Francisco. Her Diploma (M.S.) and PhD are in the field of Geoinformatics which were obtained from the University of Muenster where she worked as a student researcher and research assistant for several years.
Mareike is a firm believer in making technology accessible to all and ensuring the workforce is equipped to embrace the advancements that shape our world.

Digital twin on Siemens website

Digital coral reef

Digital reef

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Episode 37: The Best Way For Creatives To Combine Curiosity And Technology To Produce Value with JD Sassaman

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:47:00 -0000

This was my talk with JD Sassaman, the accomplished architect and innovation expert currently developing Ford’s E mobility facilities in downtown Detroit. We spoke about the importance of diverse experience and teamwork, the childlike joy of creation, and the close relationship between technology and creativity.

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Episode 36: Open Source and Education with David Cuartielles

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:46:00 -0000

This was my interview with David Cuartielles, co-found of Arduino, Cuartielles has been an active advocate for open-source technology and has contributed to various projects focused on education, interactive installations, and creativity in the technology domain. He has been involved in initiatives that aim to democratize technology and promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education worldwide.
We talked about his journey as an educator and the catch-22 of open source, his experience in being thrown into teaching and finding his path within it, and maintaining education relevant.

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Episode 35: Redefining Innovation with Mike Deppe

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:48:00 -0000

Today we talked to Mike Deppe, VP of Product Development with Molex. With a background in mechanical engineering, Mike worked in several departments in his 21 years at Molex, which taught him to value knowledge sharing and talent that is curious to learn more.

With over one hundred thousand products Molex has many customers in many different markets, from automotive to medical, industrial, consumer space, and more, Mike talks about the key areas Molex focuses on prioritizing in.

Molex: https://www.molex.com/en-us/about/leadership

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Episode 34: 3D Printing For Manufacturing, From Socket to Nailpolish with Easton LaChappelle

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:00:00 -0000

Today I spoke to Easton LaChappelle, founder of Unlimited Tomorrow which manufactures high-quality, customizable prosthetics accessible to people who couldn't afford traditional alternatives.

Easton talks about his journey into the business and within it, his transition from creator to operator, and the current focus of the company.

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Episode 33: LIFT—Making More than a Demo with Tom Hoffman

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:39:00 -0000

Tom Hoffman is the Portfolio Development Executive and Director of LIFT and Business Development for Digital Enterprise at Siemens.

LIFT is a joint public-privaste program run by several engineering firms, college, and the US Department of Defense operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII).

Siemens:
https://www.siemens.com/us/en.html

LIFT:
https://lift.technology/about-us/

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Episode 32: Constructing With Open Doors with Fernando Bales

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000

This week, we were on-site speaking with Fernando Bales, build lab manager for Citizen Robotics in Detroit, Michigan. Citizen Robotics is a non-profit working to reduce the cost – both in labor hours and in dollars – of building new homes through the use of robotics.

Beyond that, they’re also focused on education and access – something you all know we’re always on board for at Supplyframe. Through their training center, they bring these exciting technologies to people in the community, from elementary school students to city officials, so they can learn to build more effectively.

Fernando has loved building from an early age. Today, we talk about the value of the hand drawn sketch, some of the challenges when bringing this tech to the construction world, and the value of transparency in innovation.

Learn more about Citizen Robotics: https://www.citizenrobotics.org/

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Episode 31: Starts at the Hackathon with Zvi Feuer

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Zvi Feuer is the SVP of Manufacturing Engineering at Siemens Industry Software (SISW).

This episode covers Zvi’s decades of experience starting his career in industrial engineering, pivoting to management and business development, his takeaways from managing a fully-remote team, and how Siemens continues to help contribute to the training and learning process for aspiring engineers around the world.

Siemens:
https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/

Siemens Hackathon:
https://ecosystem.siemens.com/techforsustainability/hackathon/overview

Siemens Innovation Ecosystem:
https://ecosystem.siemens.com/techforsustainability/hackathon/overview

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Episode 30: Harmony in Circuitry with Alberto Gianelli

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:05:00 -0000

Alberto Gianelli is the Senior Electronic Engineer of teenage engineering, a Stockholm, Sweden, based music equipment developer and manufacturer.

Teenage Engineering has been developing and releasing very popular, highly portable equipment since 2007 including the OP-1, a pocket micro-synth that can be seen in several viral videos on Instagram and TikTok.

Our discussion focuses on teenage engineering’s design process from concept to completion, how they overcame global supply chain challenges, and continue to develop several new products and works in progress.

Teenage Engineering:
https://teenage.engineering/

OP-1:
https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1

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Episode 29: Automating PCB Circuit Design with Sergiy Nesterenko

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:35:00 -0000

Sergiy Nesterenko is the CEO and cofounder of Quilter.

Quilter is an AI/ML solution in PCB/circuit board design and is currently in a closed-beta development phase.

Our discussion focuses on his time at SpaceX, what inspired him to start Quilter, and how his team best manages any potential difficulties in Quilter’s design, development, and upcoming hard-launch.

Quilter: https://www.quilter.ai

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Episode 28: Same Industry, Different Roles with Brenda Discher

Tue, 30 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Brenda Discher is the SVP of Marketing and Strategy at Siemens.

Siemens has been an important mainstay in communications tech, product and manufacturing design for almost 200 years.

They continue to be part of several breakthroughs in communications tech, product and manufacturing design, and now provide project and RFQ management tools for manufacturers at several scales.

Our discussion includes her start at Applicon before it was acquired by Slumberger, her pivot from software design and engineering to marketing, and exciting new developments in 3D printing, product design, and the product design space.

Siemens: https://www.siemens.com/global/en.html

Digital Twin: https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/digital-twin/

Zel X: https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/zel-x/

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Episode 27: A Front Row Seat to the Future With Chrissy Meyer

Tue, 09 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Chrissy Meyer discovered electrical engineering at age 9 and never looked back. Now a partner at Root Ventures, she helps provide initial funding for companies tackling new and complex technical projects.

We’ll talk about how the time she spent at Apple developing iconic products like the iPod Touch and the Apple Watch helped her develop the skill of building hardware that can scale, about her life-changing decision to drop everything and move to Santa Cruz in 2014 to work at a vehicle hardware startup, and about how she and four other engineers run Root Ventures. Plus, some pro tips for you engineers out there who have trouble getting excited about the non-technical sides of a company.

Root Ventures: https://root.vc/

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Episode 26: From Recording Room to the Stratosphere with Randa Milliron

Tue, 02 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000

From Recording Room to the Stratosphere with Randa Milliron

Randa currently takes on the corporate administration, marketing, public relations, and government clearance aspects at Interorbital Systems aside from being a pivotal part of aerospace sustainability solution discovery.

Interorbital Systems: https://www.interorbital.com/

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Episode 25: The Modern Space Race With Sirina Nabhan

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Today I’m joined by a long-time friend of Supplyframe, Sirina Nabhan who has one of the coolest jobs in the world. Sirina is a product and data systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

After graduating from UC Riverside, Sirina landed a three-month internship at NASA. Then, a few years later, they brought her on for real. These days, Sirina’s role is to build project and data systems in deep space networks, basically communicating with anything that goes to the moon and beyond.

Today, we’ll talk about how a robot video on Youtube inspired her career path, what’s happening between NASA and JAXA, the Japanese space program, and what we can expect to see in the near and distant future when it comes to deep space communication.

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Episode 24: Robots and Race Cars With Paul Mitchell

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000

What does AI have to do with motorsports? This week I’m joined by Paul Mitchell, the President of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a program where universities compete to build the best and fastest AI race car, some reaching speeds of 100 mph.

Originally a million-dollar prize competition, it has evolved into a worldwide series of challenges that encourages college students to push the bounds of math, science, and design.

Paul Mitchell has always had his sights set on the best ways to get industry, government, and academia working together. And it was this drive for collaboration and innovation that inspired the Indy Autonomous Challenge.

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Episode 23: A New Guard in Crowdsourced Tech Development with Valentina Ratner

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Valentina Ratner is the co-founder and CEO of AllSpice.

She comes from an extensive project management background and holds a dual Harvard MBA and MS Engineering.

We’ll be talking about adapting to new tech tools and trends in this ever growing development solution ecosystem with the principles and discipline to do so.

Allspice: https://www.allspice.io/

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Episode 22: Designing Digital Collectibles: A Conversation with Joey Jones

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:01:00 -0000

Cory Grossman, who was previously interviewed on The BOM, and I will have a discussion with Joey Jones, the Vice President and Executive Creative Director at Candy Digital, a Web3 design agency.

Candy Digital currently has several joint non-fungible token (NFT) projects with the MLB, NASCAR, Netflix, WWE, and Getty Images

Candy Digital: https://www.candy.com/

Joey Jones portfolio: https://acgstudio.tv/

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Episode 21: Building Customer Confidence With Ying

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Ying works for Win-Source Electronics, Asia’s largest electronic components supplier. I got to spend some time with Ying at Electronica Munich last year, and had a chance to learn all about this massive online superstore and how it works.

I sat down again with Ying, this time from across the globe to talk more about Win Source’s presence at Electronica helped build confidence with new customers, how they’ve differentiated themselves from other Chinese suppliers, and how they help bridge the gap when worldwide shortages threaten to shut production down. We also talk about how Ying came to work for Win Source and how she maintains a healthy work-life balance.

Produced by Straw Hut Media

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Episode 20: Hone Your Skills With Sarah Rich

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:08:00 -0000

Today I’m speaking with the amazing Sarah Rich. Not only is Sarah VP of Operations and Customer Success at SupplyFrame, she was actually the first employee the company hired back in 2003. Ever since then, Sarah’s presence has been essential in the growth of Supplyframe.

Today, Sarah and I talk about how cloud-based technology has changed over the last 20 years. Plus, the importance of mentorship in tech and some practical career advice.

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Episode 19: Electronica with Mike Casper and Matt Johnson

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:51:00 -0000

Today I’m speaking at Electronica in Munich with CEO and Cofounder of AZUMO, Mike Casper, and Matt Johnson of Bare Conductive and LAIIER.

Mike Casper is the founder and CEO of AZUMO, a display technology company that is revolutionizing the industry. It’s effective and ultra thin LCD 2.0 reflective technology not only enables high performance displays, but it also improve user experience and battery life. This energy efficient piece of technology is not only ideal for a consumer market, but also medical, industrial, and educational needs.

From a young age Matt Johnson has always had an interest in electronics and design. Inspired by his interest in the creative process of design and engineering, he created Bare Conductive which is a resource that not only provides kits to help create prototypes, but also bridges the gap between STEM and STEAM by encouraging the use of design tools. After coming to the realization of the benefits of smart buildings, Matt launched LAIIR which is focused on improving performance, lowering maintenance costs and reducing the waste of buildings and facilities.

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Episode 18: Three is a Company with Supercon 6

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:00:00 -0000

Today I am at Supercon 6 where I’m going to speak with three incredible guests, and talented Solderers, Helen Leigh, Steven, and Tom!

Helen Leigh is a maker, an electronic textiles specialist, and a hardware hacker. She is the Head of Community at Crowd Supply and the author of "The Crafty Kid's Guide to DIY Electronics". In my interview with Helen, we will talk about how she became deeply involved in the wearable tech music scene, as well as some more information about Crowd Supply.

Steven recently started a company making open-source pick and place machines which quickly gained notoriety and his product is now one of the grand prizes in Supercon 6’s hackaday competition. Stick around for my conversation with him and learn more about how he went from soldering light-up bow ties to open-source pick-and-place machines.

Tom is here for his first Supercon 6 and is the winner of the super mound soldering challenge! Learn more about what was going on in his head during the competition and how adrenalin kicked in just when he needed it.

Test your surface mount soldering skills out, starting with a 1206 package and work your way down into an oblivion of frustration.
https://www.tindie.com/products/makersbox/smd-challenge/

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Episode 17: Building a Sustainable City with Tomas Diez

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:00:00 -0000

Today I am in the gorgeous city of Bali at the Bali Fab Fest; where each year members of the more than 2,000 worldwide Fab Labs gather to share, discuss, collaborate and create communities around the different local and global interests regarding digital manufacturing, innovation, and technology.

I am speaking with digital fabrication specialist Tomas Diez. Tomas is a founding partner and executive director of The Fab City Foundation: a foundation with the global initiative to transform how we produce and consume (almost) everything, and we’ll dive more into that throughout this episode

But today Tomas and I dive into the rich culture and welcoming spirit that later became the driving force in Bali Fab Fest. We are also going to talk about how Fab Foundation's goal is to source globally and fabricate locally.

Link for Fab Foundation:
https://fabfoundation.org/

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Episode 16: The Overarching Theme

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Today on the show, we’re looking back over the last four months of The BOM podcast and revisiting some of our favorite moments. From Jayy Moss’s dedication to accessibility and representation in the maker community on through Kate McAndrew’s focus on building and investing in the brightest teams and on to Cory Grosser’s power to evoke a feeling through the design of a space… Today I’ll guide you through our first 15 episodes, so that if you’re new to the show, you can find the perfect place to start, or if you just want a refresh, you can revisit some of the inspirational and fascinating conversations we’ve had.

A theme that comes up again and again is the importance of open source and idea sharing. When we work together and share our methods, we learn from each other, expand on each other’s work, and become capable of bigger, bolder things.

All of our guests are creators, innovators, and designers with unique perspectives that can make us better at what we do, and in turn make the world a better place.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written and produced by Maggie Boles and Ryan Tillotson and edited by Daniel Ferera. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners

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Episode 15: Evoking Feeling with Spaces w/ Cory Grosser

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Today on the podcast, we’re joined by product designer, interior architect, and art director Cory Grosser.

We’ll talk about some of the exciting things that are coming soon to the BOM podcast and the process of creating the DesignLab Space. Plus, how Cory got into design in the first place, and then moved from furniture to interiors to architecture.

Then we’ll discuss how to create a space that evokes a specific feeling, how to design a workspace that fuels productivity, some of the pros and cons of virtual spaces, and what the future holds.

If you’re interested in how design and aesthetics impact human behavior, I know you’ll love my conversation with Cory Grosser.

And stick around after for my debrief with Gio and Bruce about my conversation with Cory and some new DesignLab updates.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written and produced by Maggie Boles and Ryan Tillotson and edited by Daniel Ferera. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners

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Episode 14: A New World of Electronics w/ Jasmine Brackett

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:55:00 -0000

Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Jasmine Brackett, a jill-of-many-trades who’s currently running Tindie, an online community marketplace that helps hardware creators get their projects into the hands of electronics enthusiasts worldwide.

We’ll talk about how a love of crafting led her to costuming and how Burning Man introduced her to the world of electronics. And how her passion for positive change and a more collaborative future fuels all of her endeavors.

Plus we’ll talk all about Tindie. How a subreddit helped launch it, what it is and why it’s revolutionary. Plus a few of the cool things you can buy there, and some tips for those of you who dream of building and selling your own hardware– from supply to testing to shipping.

Hackaday projects helped Jasmine grow, so if you're interested in honing your own skills, check out the 2022 Hackaday Superconference. Get your tickets on Eventbrite now!

If you’re interested in electronics or if you believe the future is open source, you’re going to love my conversation with Jasmine Brackett.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written and produced by Maggie Boles and Ryan Tillotson and edited by Daniel Ferera. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 13: Decentralized Wireless Networks w/ Clarissa Redwine

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 01:30:00 -0000

Today, we’re joined by Clarissa Redwine. When I first met Clarissa back in 2017, she was the West Coast Design and Tech outreach lead for Kickstarter. She’s also an NYU Law Fellow focused on open source hardware and is now the Grant’s Program Manager at Helium, a wireless network that’s working to build a decentralized telecom.You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 12: Language, Mathematics and Pictures w/ Kitty Yeung

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:13:46 -0000

Today we discuss Kitty’s extensive background in education, her work at Microsoft, her thoughts on STEAM and why it’s so important to integrate art into tech, and how she hopes to create a more sustainable future through teaching, designing, and doing lots and lots of art.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 11: Marco Tarabini, PhD

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Continuing our education theme, our guest today is educator, researcher, and author Marco Tarabini. Marco is a mechanical systems engineer, professor of Mechanical and Thermal measurement at Politecnico di Milano, author of more than 100 scientific publications, and coordinator of two Joint Research Centers. He studies vibration in humans and measurement uncertainty in harsh environments. On today’s episode we discuss Marco’s background in education and mechanical and thermal measurement, his mission to connect small manufacturing enterprises with his university and its students, and his vast data research.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 10: MakerBay Founder & Educator Cesar Jung-Harada

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Continuing our series on Education in Design and Tech, today we are joined by the prolific inventor, conservationist, student, and educator Cesar Jung-Harada. Cesar is the Founder and Director of “MakerBay”, a Hong Kong network of innovation centers and the Founder and CEO of the ocean robotic startup “Scoutbots” developing ocean sensors and transportation technology to explore and protect the oceans. Cesar is also a TED Senior Fellow and his most popular talk has about 2 million views, and has been translated into more than thirty languages. He was the opening speaker of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference about ocean innovation. Cesar's current research includes Impact Invention, Social Innovation, Critical and Speculative Design, ocean exploration and conservation technologies, and creative community building. Cesar is a Senior Lecturer for the Design+ Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Programme. He teaches both technical and theoretical aspects of design with an emphasis on inventions with social and environmental impact. He was trained in Design Thinking by George Kembel (co-founder of Stanford d-School) and in Rapid Prototyping by Tom Chi (co-founder of Google X). He is also a dear friend to the Supplyframe DesignLab community, and was a 2020 Hackaday Prize Judge. Today we discuss what inspired Cesar to pursue a life in design, conservation, and education, his brilliant teaching work with folks of all ages, and the tangible impact he is having on our oceans through innovative design.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners

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Episode 9: Girls Garage Founder Emily Pilloton-Lam

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

This month, we are exploring the theme of Education in Design and Technology, and the ways in which educators and students are changing the world through innovation. To kick off this theme, we are joined by the brilliant designer, builder, author and educator Emily Pilloton-Lam.

Emily is the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Girls Garage. She has taught thousands of young girls how to use power tools, weld, and build projects for their communities. She has presented her work and ideas on the TED stage, The Colbert Report, and in the documentary film If You Build It. She was also a 2020 Hackaday Prize Judge. She is currently a lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Girls Garage is a nonpro fit design and construction school for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 9-18 that provides free and low-cost programs in carpentry, welding, architecture, engineering, and activist art to a diverse community of 300 students per year. Integrating technical skills, unconditional support, and community leadership, their programs equip youth with the personal power and literal power tools to build the world they want to see. In their 3,600-square-foot workshop in Berkeley and under the guidance of their highly skilled all-female and nonbinary instructors, they invite students to bring their creative voice and put technical skills to work on real-world building projects that live in their community. To date, participants have built 184 projects ranging from furniture for a domestic abuse shelter to a greenhouse for a community garden and fruit stand for an organization serving refugee families. All teen participants attend the program at no cost to their families. In short, Girls Garage is making a tangible difference through the power of accessible education.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 8: Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

To wrap up our series on THE POWER OF OPEN SOURCE, this week Majenta is joined by a very special guest, the Editor-in-chief of Hackaday, Elliot Williams.

Elliot is the kind of guy who uses a 1990’s five-inch hard drive platter as a scroll wheel. He’s the kind of guy who stays up late debugging home-brew PCBs for random synthesizer modules or figuring out why that interrupt routine isn’t firing. He loves to see projects that are either ultra-minimalist — cleverly squeezing every ounce of performance out of some cheap silicon — or so insanely over the top that they dazzle you with overkill. After spending eight great years in Washington DC teaching econometrics and working on inflation by day and running a hackerspace by night, Elliot handed in his badge, moved to Munich and started writing as a hacker. He published his first book Make: AVR Programming in 2014, and Now he’ s pleased as punch to be Editor-in-Chief of Hackaday.

In today’s episode, Elliott shares his journey to becoming editor-in-chief, the origin and evolution of Hackaday, and why open source is the heart beat of the Hackaday community.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 7: Conservify Founder Shah Selbe | Open Source Conservation

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

This week, 2019 Hackaday prize winner and 2022 Hackaday Prize Judge, Shah Selbe is here! Shah is the founder of Conservify and Managing Director at FieldKit, and a former resident here at DesignLab. It’s amazing to see how far he’s come. With his background in engineering and conservation, Shah works with developing countries and communities to come up with Open Source solutions for their biggest environmental problems.

Recently, Shah’s been living the dream! National Geographic hired him and his company, Conservify, to go on expeditions with scientists and conservationists. There they’ve been monitoring water in the Amazon Forest, watching the behaviorisms of lowland gorillas in Congo, and so much more.

Throughout this episode, Shah breaks down how open source technology is a key component for environmental and wildlife conservation and how Conserverify and FieldKit are adding to these conservation efforts.

With that being said, enjoy the episode!

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 6: Sameera Chukkapalli Holmes & Jason Knight | The Power of Open Source (Part 2 of 2)

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

This week Majenta's DesignLab colleague, Giovanni Salinas, joins her again as our special co-host for Part 2 of their conversation with social entrepreneur Sameera Chukkapalli Holmes & industrial designer and founder Jason Knight. Our conversation was so enriching that we’ve broken this interview up into two episodes. The first will focus on Jason and Sameera’s backgrounds, how they met, and why they choose to harness the power of open source for social good. The second episode will focus more closely on their current projects, and go in depth on their Hackaday Prize 2020 Cal Earth Dream Team project.

In addition to founding and directing NeedLab, Sameera was recently selected as an "Obama Leader" by the Obama Foundation. She has designed and implemented human and environment-focused solutions in partnership with UN-Habitat and other City governments on 4 continents. As a maker and social entrepreneur, Sameera enjoys teaching workshops and making sustainable design solutions accessible to all. She describes Needlab as an organization which aims to “solve problems related to habitat and urban resilience in cities and rural communities.” A core ideology their work revolves around is ‘Think global, Act local’, and this can be seen in their people-focused designs. She is also a Hackaday Prize 2022 Judge.

Jason Knight is a product designer interested in biological fabrication and sustainable design who received a degree in Industrial and Product Design at Brunel University in London. He is a Technical Consultant for Needlab, the founder of Recycled Plastic Skateboard Deck (RPSD for short), co-founder of MANDIN Collective, a researcher for Precious Plastic, and an honorary member of Illutron.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listener.

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Episode 5: Sameera Chukkapalli Holmes & Jason Knight | The Power of Open Source (Part 1 of 2)

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

This week Majenta's DesignLab colleague, Giovanni Salinas, joins her as our special co-host. Over the next four episodes, we will be talking about the power of open source technology and how it can be incorporated into socially impactful design. To kick off this theme, we catch up with social entrepreneur Sameera Chukkapalli Holmes & industrial designer and founder Jason Knight. Our conversation was so enriching that we’ve broken this interview up into two episodes. The first will focus on Jason and Sameera’s backgrounds, how they met, and why they choose to harness the power of open source for social good. The second episode will focus more closely on their current projects, and go in depth on their Hackaday Prize 2020 Cal Earth Dream Team project.

In addition to founding and directing NeedLab, Sameera was recently selected as an "Obama Leader" by the Obama Foundation. She has designed and implemented human and environment-focused solutions in partnership with UN-Habitat and other City governments on 4 continents. As a maker and social entrepreneur, Sameera enjoys teaching workshops and making sustainable design solutions accessible to all. She describes Needlab as an organization which aims to “solve problems related to habitat and urban resilience in cities and rural communities.” A core ideology their work revolves around is ‘Think global, Act local’, and this can be seen in their people-focused designs. She is also a Hackaday Prize 2022 Judge.

Jason Knight is a product designer interested in biological fabrication and sustainable design who received a degree in Industrial and Product Design at Brunel University in London. He is a Technical Consultant for Needlab, the founder of Recycled Plastic Skateboard Deck (RPSD for short), co-founder of MANDIN Collective, a researcher for Precious Plastic, and an honorary member of Illutron.

You can follow @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 4: Baukunst Co-Founder and General Partner Kate McAndrew | Investing in the Creative Technologist

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Wrapping up our theme of DesignLab’s Community, this week Majenta is joined by the brilliant Kate McAndrew, a Co-founder and General Partner at Baukunst, a collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design. Prior to founding Baukunst, she was a Partner at Bolt where she invested at the intersection of the digital and physical world for over seven years. She is the founder of Women in Hardware.

After 3 episodes highlighting makers and designers like Jayy and Sophy, and entrepreneur engineers like Kwabena, Kate is the perfect guest to tie our theme together, representing the much appreciated investor side of the innovator community, without whom big ideas and experimental technology could not be developed and scaled for us to enjoy. We're so happy Kate could join us to help bridge the gap between makers and investors.

You can @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 3: Kwabena Agyeman | OpenMV President & Co-Founder

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Continuing our theme of DesignLab’s Community, this week our guest is President & Co-Founder of OpenMV and Lead Embedded Systems Engineer at Embark Trucks , Kwabena Agyeman. Kwabena and Majenta revisit his 2016 Hackaday SuperConference talk, “Kickstarting Computer Vision with the OpenMV” , discuss the Hackaday origins of OpenMV, and get a status update on how the startup is doing today.

OpenMV makes low power, microcontroller boards which allows users to easily implement applications using machine vision in the real-world, which basically means OpenMV makes it possible for students and hobbyists to build simple robots that can track colored objects or faces. In fact, our first guest on the BOM, Jayy Moss , uses OpenMV in his robot, Helen. OpenMV originated as a Hackaday semi-finalist, so it’s very near and dear to our hearts.

You can @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 2: Sophy Wong | Wearable Tech For Creative Expression

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Continuing our theme of DesignLab’s Community, this week Majenta is joined by the brilliant multi-disciplinary designer Sophy Wong. After starting her career in graphic design, Sophy now specializes in designing wearable technology for creative expression. She loves learning new skills and techniques, and sharing the design and build processes for her projects on her social channels. Her work has appeared on stage, screen, and in music videos, and she has spoken at countless creative technology conferences and maker events. Just last month, Sophy appeared on Adam Savage’s “Tested” and attended SiliCon with our previous guest, Jayy Moss. She is also a remote artist-in-residence for Bantam Tools. Sophy’s design savvy, work ethic, openness to new ideas and techniques, and love of open source encapsulate so much of what DesignLab and our community stand for, and her insights in this episode are invaluable. We're so excited to see what innovations Sophy’s wearable tech devices and costumes inspire in the years to come.

You can @Supplyframe and @Hackaday on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, and @SupplyframeDesignLab on Instagram and Twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferrera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listeners.

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Episode 1: Jayy Moss | Digi-Key Technical Content Creator

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0000

Welcome to The BOM! This week, Majenta is joined by the brilliant self-described “tinker” Jorvon "Jayy" Moss. Jayy is a self-taught maker from Compton and the Technical Content Creator at Digi-Key (one of our Hackaday Prize Sponsors). He works with robots, droids, and gadgets, and over the past few years has been exploring the world of companion BOTS, which he spoke about with fellow maker Alex Glow at the Hackaday Superconference in 2019. Today, we are speaking with Jayy about his work as a creative innovator, as well as the importance of accessibility and representation in the maker community. Jayy has been featured in Make Magazine and on Adam Savage's Tested, spoken at several hardware conferences including Hackaday's Superconference, and is a judge for the 2022 Hackaday Prize.

We’re using this first month to introduce DesignLab’s Community. As a self-taught creative innovator, prolific maker, champion of Open Source technology, and an active member of the DesignLab community, Jayy is the perfect guest to kick off the podcast.

If you like The BOM, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow Supplyframe and hackaday on instagram, twitter, linkedin, and youtube, and DesignLab @supplyframedesignlab on instagram and twitter.

The BOM is a Supplyframe podcast hosted by Majenta Strongheart, written, produced, and edited by Frank Driscoll and co-edited by Daniel Ferera. Executive producers are Ryan Tillotson and Tyler Nielsen. Theme music is by Ana Hogben, with show art by Thomas Schneider. Special thanks to Giovanni Salinas, Bruce Dominguez, Thomas Woodward, Jin Kumar, Jordon Clark, Matt Gunn, the entire Supplyframe Team, and you, our wonderful listener

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Introducing The BOM

Tue, 31 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The BOM (or “bill of materials”) is a weekly Supplyframe DesignLab Podcast hosted by Head of Design & Partnerships Majenta Strongheart. Each week, through digestible conversations with the world’s leading innovators, hackers, and entrepreneurs, Majenta and her guests explore the future of how hardware projects are built and brought to market, investigate technological solutions to the world's toughest challenges, help bridge the gap between makers, startups, and investors, and celebrate the transformational power of design.

Presented by Supplyframe DesignLab

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