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The Replimat project is an organized attempt to improve the quality of human life by reducing scarcity.
Replimat takes the form of a building system which is broadly interoperable and self-replicating. It is made of a small number of parts reused in many different ways to enable building many things most people need including several of the tools necessary to make more parts from raw materials.
Many parts can simply be cut to form two smaller parts without waste. All Replimat components are designed for disassembly, and cradle-to-cradle reusability and constructed wherever possible from waste or other durable, reusable, renewable, recycled and recyclable materials. Replimat components form a durable, repurposable, mult-use carbon sink for the waste streams of other processes. Component parts which cannot yet be replicated are known as vitamins and development to improve replication of the entire system is hosted in this wiki.
Self reproduction lowers cost, decentralizes production, localizes supply and demand, enables innovation, shortens supply lines, reduces inventory and storage requirements, and encourages the reproduction and spread of knowledge and empowerment.
Replimat is open source hardware, free, libre, and open-source software, and an example of the open design movement. The Replimat project follows a community code of conduct.
Reasons to use Replimat
- Build projects fast while having fun!
- Simple to learn and use
- Designed for disassembly and reuse
- Standard components drastically reduce inventory, manufacturing requirements
- Worldwide availability
- Interoperate with modular construction systems
Design goals
- The right way is the easiest to copy.
- Design parts against the replimat grid to reduce complexity and increase modularity and reusability
- favor parts which can be locally reproduced and have wide application
- enable local production via locally made machines
- consume waste materials for use as raw materials wherever possible - trash to treasure
- promote pools of compatible parts, within which innovation can happen as fast as communication
- strive toward openness and wide application of all components, production processes, firmwares and software
- Avoid unnecessary material transformations. Reduce modifications to standard parts wherever possible.
Parts
Structures
Motions
Springs, Gears and sprockets, Belts, Pulleys
Electrics
Wires, Motors, Magnets, Solar panels, Batteries, Controllers, Speakers, Switches
Fluids
Hoses, Clamps, Couplers, Fluid pumps, Exchangers
Hydraulics
Hydraulic hoses, Hydraulic couplers, Hydraulic pumps, Hydraulic valves, Hydraulic motors, Hydraulic pistons, Hydraulic power units
Pneumatics
Air cylinders, Pneumatic grippers
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
Techniques
Fasten loosely until assembled
Trusses
Scissor linkages
Peaucellier-Lipkin linkages
Klann linkages
Jansen linkages
Four bar linkages
Trapezoidal steering
Independent suspensions
Ball and socket joints
Points away from people
Integrated wiring
Bolting
V wheels and angles
Movement: straight line
Movement: live hinges
Movement: rotational
Movement: under no circumstances
Stacking crates
Splicing frames
Techniques to avoid (which sometimes work)
Core elements
Hand tools
Lights
Flashlights
Easels
Soldering irons
Multimeters
Chain saws
Drill bits
Grommet punches
Gear puller
Projects
Power tools
Furniture
Booths
Work lights
Cubicles
Platforms
Assistive devices
Automation
Energy
Transportation
Trucks
Passenger trailers
Scooters
Boats
Kayaks
Transmissions
Health and safety
Water filters
Face masks
Bathrooms
Ramps
Railings
Shelters
Bus stops
Trailer habitats
Cycle habitats
Geodesic domes
Towers
Information
Home assistants
Cameras
Camera dollies
Projectors
Mesh communicators
Phones
Signs
Heavy equipment
Forklifts
Front loaders
Cranes
Agriculture
Wheelbarrows
Carts
Chicken tractors
Kitchens
Dishwashers
Grow cabinets
Greenhouses
Harvest spinners
Harvest bubblers
Harvest hangers
Tractors
Milking parlors
Pellet presses
Farm robots
Trellises
Fences
Manufacturing
Assembly lines
Conveyor systems
Hangers
Saw stands
Lumber mills
Drill presses
Automated drilling machines
Punch presses
Plasma cutters
Metal mills
CNC routers
Sheet brakes
Copy carvers
Potter's wheels
Kilns
3D printers
Planers (Thicknessers)
Power tools
Plastic recycling centers
Robot arms
Scaffolding
Stands
Table saws
Vacuforming machines
Pallet jacks
Rotary welding positioners
Wire EDM machines
Recycling
Repair
Textiles
Drum carders
Washing Machines
Table looms
Screen printers
Bobbin Winders
Ways to help
- Join the mailing list
- To edit the wiki: register an account
- Upload a photo
- Create a page for your project
- Install the Replimat software.
- Acquire vitamins for the project.
- Become a Patron
- Donate to help fund continued research and development
- Purchase parts from the Replimat store
- Sign up for build days.