MakeDevice
Register for the beta launch of an exciting new tool for replicating digital devices
Replicating a device in low-volumes for testing and refinement, a process we call ‘isotyping’, is laden with challenges. Efficiency, affordability, accessibility of components and materials… But one tool making the process easier is the MakeDevice web app.
MakeDevice empowers users to replicate robust, replicable prototypes with off-the-shelf parts. It works with the Micro:bit, an easy to code physical computing device, in conjunction with Jacdac, a modular plug-and-play electronics platform. These parts make it easy to prototype novel hardware and software combinations. MakeDevice then allows users to replicate and refine these prototypes. It does this by generating production files suitable for manufacturing a more integrated version of the prototype based on a custom printed circuit board.
Our funded project, REPLICATE, has extended the capabilities of the MakeDevice app, as part of our mission to democratise the production of digital devices. The project is led by Dr Andrew Scott of Lancaster University.
pro² Network Steering Group
Mike Fraser
Professor of Computer Science at University of Bristol
pro² network steering group chair
Steve Hodges
Distinguished Professor in Computing and Digital Systems at Lancaster University
pro² network
co-chair
Boriana Koleva
Director of Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at the University of Nottingham
pro² network steering group member
Anne Roudaut
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Bristol
pro² network steering group member
Jason Alexander
Director of Research at the University of Bath
pro² network steering group member
Joe Finney
Professor of Computer Science at Lancaster University
pro² network steering group member
Lorraine Underwood
Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University
pro² network interim steering group member
pro² Network Researchers
Rory Clark
Research Associate at the University of Bristol
The Management Team
Sarah Hughes
Network Manager
Matt Sutton
Research Designer
Maura Lydon
Network Coordinator
Advisory Board
Made up of senior-level experts from across academia and industry who provide strategic direction and guidance on our activities.
Tim Minshall
Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation and Head of the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge.
Chair
Stephen Chadwick
EVP & President EMEA at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.
Sarah Fawcett
VP Operations at OKdo.
Laura McDonnell
Senior Portfolio Manager at EPSRC.
Giulia Pratico
Western Gateway Team Manager at Innovate UK Business Growth.
Lars Erik Holmquist
Professor of Design and Innovation at Nottingham Trent University.
Maria Jose Galvez Trigo
Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University.
Jim Davison
National Membership Director at Make UK.
