Teja Philipp and Philipp Engel :
http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6589_-_en_-_saal_6_-_201412281730_-_mr_beam_goes_kickstarter_-_teja_philipp_-_philipp_engel.html#video
Looks like knowing software is a big deal - just knowing the problem decomposition is a big deal...
Super job! I'm an IC designer and I don't feel like an engineer. These 2 guys are code-junkies and they built this with their hands!
How did they go to manufacturing?
You see these guys and you think - ya, it's possible for white guys to be as skinny as Indians.
They ordered $7k worth of stepper motors through Alibaba.
4 prototypes for the PCB.. (Arduino shield)
4 3D printers spent 4 months 3D printing the parts! WT*? Man, these guys are unstoppable!
Looks like they got skinny from the workout they got from crimping cables and drilling wood..
260 kits total to be delivered.. Too much work involved in vetting suppliers on Alibaba who promise stuff they can't deliver..
350 backers, but they had to trade emails with about 1600 people!
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