OpenFlexure
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OpenFlexure
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Robotic microscopy for everyone

OpenFlexure is an open source project developing precision 3D-printed instrumentation for global health, scientific research, and education.

https://openflexure.org
Our first Hackathon! And to continue our dedication to reliability, documentation and testing, it's all about quality!

More details can be found on our forum at openflexure.discourse.group/t/join-us-fo...

We hope to see you there!
July 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Congratulations to the Biomanufacturing Group at ICGEB for winning a best exhibit prize at Maker Faire Trieste yesterday! 🏆 Their award-winning exhibit featured a number of OpenFlexure Microscopes, and aimed at help make biology accessible to everyone. 🔬
May 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ogres are like OpenFlexure Microscopes—they have layers! And today, you can see them being printed live at FOSDEM by our friends at Prusa Research! 🔬✨

Come say hi to us in Hall H, see the magic happen, and let’s celebrate open-source collaboration at its best! 🚀

#FOSDEM2025 #OpenSource #3DPrinting
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We are having a blast at #FOSDEM, showcasing the OpenFlexure Microscopes and chatting with loads of other open-source enthusiasts!!

Come and see us in Hall H to get a demo of our microscope, and come along to our talk tomorrow at 15:20 CET in H.1309 (Van Rijn)!

#OpenSource
February 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We would love to have more microscopes in Kenya.

In the past an organisation called TechForTrade built a version of our microscopes on the university of Nairobi campus from recycled plastic bottles.

We'll send you a DM
January 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
OpenFlexure Microscopes are more available than ever. It is really exciting to see so many businesses helping our community buy microscopes.

@labcrafter.co.uk have a new Hi-Res upgrade kit.

Fieldworkers in Japan are also selling a kit!

The true power of Open Hardware is that anyone can sell it.
January 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Merry Christmas from the OpenFlexure Project.

Did Santa get anyone a microscope? 🔬🎅🎁
December 25, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Some exciting microscope building happening in UCL!

See original on twitter:
x.com/BIIG_UCL/sta...

@uclofficial.bsky.social
🔬 #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenHardware
December 15, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Wambian have run an OpenFlexure Microscope workshop in Dakar! We are excited to hear more about their microscopic adventures. 🔬

Full video here:
x.com/pez_hayes/st...

#OpenScience #Science #Education #OpenSource #OpenHardware
December 7, 2024 at 3:10 PM
We have just released a new beta of our long awaited Version 7 hardware release! 🔬

Assembly instructions and all STL files available here:
build.openflexure.org/openflexure-...

#OpenSource #OpenHardware #OpenScience #Microscopy
November 29, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The OpenFlexure team are really excited to have our first ever FOSDEM stand.

See you in February!

fosdem.org/2025/news/20...

#OpenSource #OpenHardware
November 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Hello BlueSky.

The OpenFlexure Project is an open source project that allows anyone to build a robotic microscope anywhere in the world.

So far people have told us that they have built or used an OpenFlexure Microscope in 50+ countries. Have you built or used one in a country that isn't pink yet?
November 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM