GLOBAL VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION SET

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The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts.


Key Features of the GVCS:
Open Source - Low-Cost - Modular - User-Serviceable - DIY - Closed-Loop Manufacturing - High Performance - Heirloom Design - Flexible Fabrication


A modern, comfortable lifestyle relies on a variety of efficient Industrial Machines. If you eat bread, you rely on an Agricultural Combine. If you live in a wood house, you rely on a Sawmill. Each of these machines relies on other machines in order for it to exist. If you distill this complex web of interdependent machines into a reproduceable, simple, closed-loop system, you get these:


E há uma lista de máquinas, entre elas veículos, máquinas CNC, impressoras 3D e até mesmo um robô industrial.


O vídeo abaixo dá uma idéia do que eles querem fazer. Até agora, dos 50 equipamentos propostos, existem 8 protótipos.



O projeto é mantido através de doações.