Three Australian Students Create a Hackable Espresso Machine You Can Control from your Phone
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We’ve recently seen new perspectives on design education from the perspective of a couple of professors, both in the corporeal classroom and the digital one, but we also enjoy sharing the students’ perspective on the design process. Team Brews Brothers, a group of students from the RMIT University in Melbourne, have created a machine that begs to be taken apart. Tasked with the assignment to create an open source espresso machine by a private entrepreneur, Victor Bejan, Kieran Barker and William Elks, nailed it.
Their design, “Hack Your Espresso” features a perforated back that makes it easy for users to get inside the machine and customize the control center. All of the components are bolted to two side boards on either side of the machine. The face panels can be removed to expose the internal structure. The video below illustrates the design process and all of the features the machine has to offer:
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