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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.