Open hardware · STEM · Massachusetts

Democratizing Mechanical Engineering for the AI Era.

Open Apparatus provides open-source, 3D-printable physics hardware and hands-on workshops to empower the next generation of engineers.

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Mission

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Reality

We believe that modernized STEM education should not be locked behind massive commercial school budgets. While advanced theoretical math and physics are critical, most young students have never seen a 3D printer in action or held a physical engineering prototype.

Starting in Massachusetts classrooms, Open Apparatus is changing that. We take complex, university-level concepts and engineer them into rugged, open-source educational tools that any community can build, iterate, and learn from.

Founder

Built by a Student, For the Students

My journey into hardware accelerated after a university mechatronics lesson showed me the incredible gap between textbook physics and real-world engineering. While preparing for rigorous theoretical exams like the F=ma, I realized that true understanding comes from building.

I designed our flagship Lenz's Law Demonstrator using modern CAD tools and 3D printing. After successfully piloting a hands-on workshop for 4th graders, I found Open Apparatus to scale that experience. My goal is to equip underserved classrooms with the exact same rapid-prototyping mindset used in the modern aerospace and mechanical engineering industries.

Hardware

Classroom-ready, community-owned

Download CAD, print locally, and run the same workshops we pilot in schools—rugged parts, clear assembly, and curriculum aligned with real engineering practice.

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    Open-source files

    STL, STEP, and documentation you can fork and improve.

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    3D-printable builds

    Designed for common FDM printers and classroom wear.

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    Workshops

    Hands-on sessions that connect theory to the bench.