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from high school students to research groups. Again, other open
hardware projects may benefit from adopting this strategy.
Finally, the emergence of low-cost rapid prototyping technologies has the potential to accelerate the growth of open
mechanical hardware projects, but it should be recognized
that these technologies are still beyond the reach of many
potential users. Developing alternative design and manufacturing methods that do not rely on specialized equipment or
materials could enable open hardware projects to increase
their impact and expand their communities.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (Grants #1526327, #1317744, and #14-20570), a Harvard-Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) Faculty
Grant, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically
Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. We wish to thank
all those who have contributed to the Soft Robotics Toolkit,
participated in the soft-robotics competitions, and took part
in our workshops and provided feedback on manufacturing
methods and instructional materials.
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