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kind: "claim"
title: "Lower cost can motivate development of open-source hardware."
description: ""
url: "https://sina.bio/claim/lower-cost-can-motivate-development-of-open-source-hardware"
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# Lower cost can motivate development of open-source hardware.

## Content

Lower cost can motivate development of open-source hardware.

## Metadata

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## Connections (2)

### Design principles for open source bioinstrumentation: the poseidon syringe pump system as an example

- ID: `version:principles-of-open-source-bioinstrumentation-applied-to-the-poseidon-syringe-pump-system--2019-01-17-biorxiv`
- Kind: `publication`
- Direction: `incoming`
- URL: <https://sina.bio/publication/design-principles-for-open-source-bioinstrumentation-the-poseidon-syrin-c1147458>

This publication contains this grounded claim.

> While lower cost can be an important reason for development of open source hardware12, the ability to customize designs for specific applications gives open source projects a unique advantage over commercial solutions.

Source: 2019-01-17-biorxiv.pdf — <https://sina.bio/source/2019-01-17-biorxiv-pdf>

### How to start a lab when funds are tight

- ID: `publication:doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05655-3`
- Kind: `publication`
- Direction: `outgoing`
- URL: <https://sina.bio/publication/how-to-start-a-lab-when-funds-are-tight>

This publication is cited in support of this claim.

> While lower cost can be an important reason for development of open source hardware12, the ability to customize designs for specific applications gives open source projects a unique advantage over commercial solutions.

Source: 2019-01-17-biorxiv.pdf — <https://sina.bio/source/2019-01-17-biorxiv-pdf>