Quick Summary
• A new month means new OSHWA certifications. May brought a robot arm, a RISC-V badge, and a windmill SAO!
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Additional Context
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard.
Currently the Certification database lists 3326 individual certifications! In May we added 16 new certifications, from robot arms to SAO’s and everything in between. We were happy to have new and recurring names show up!
reBot Arm B601
UID CN000024
Image by Seeed Studio
From Seeed Studio we’ve got the very first Chinese robotics certification! The reBot-DevArm is a powerful robotic arm project that we got to get up close and personal with at the Summit this year. It moves so incredibly smoothly, and they are c