Tech Docs
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Firmware engineering begins where software meets silicon: the processor executes instructions, memory maps define what addresses mean, registers expose hardware state, and interrupts let external events redirect execution. This is OSFEC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Firmware Engineer Certification track. It builds on OSFTC.001: Firmware Images, Safe Flashing, Bootloaders, and Recovery Basics and…
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Satellogic’s Merlin.01 is now in orbit with onboard AI change detection, inter-satellite links and a target of sub-30-minute alerts from low-Earth orbit.
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Firmware service is controlled change on hardware that can become unusable if the wrong image, wrong target, interrupted write, incompatible configuration, or failed recovery path is handled badly. This is OSFTC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Firmware Technician Certification track. It establishes the field workflow for identifying firmware, backing up what matters, validating…
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A fiber link is not engineered by asking whether light reaches the far end. It is engineered by proving that the receiver gets enough optical power under worst-case conditions—without being overloaded—and that enough margin remains for aging, contamination, repair, measurement uncertainty, and real-world variation. This is OSFOEC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Fiber…
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Fiber optic work is precision work: eye protection, glass-scrap control, optical-source awareness, bend-limit discipline, and clean connector endfaces are fundamental safety and reliability requirements. This is OSFOTC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Fiber Optics Technician Certification track. It establishes the habits that every later lesson depends on: safe handling, connector discipline, inspection, cleaning,…
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Data-center reliability is not created by buying “extra equipment.” It is created by making sure the critical load can survive the exact failures and maintenance states the business requires. This is OSDCEC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Data Center Engineer Certification track. It builds directly on OSDCTC.001: Data Center Floor Fundamentals and moves…
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RoboParty has unveiled RP1, also called ROBOTO 01, a full-stack open-source humanoid robot aimed at researchers, robotics developers and embodied-AI teams. The biped made its global debut at IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh, where visitors were invited to push and kick the machine while its control system attempted to recover its balance in real time. In…
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Start the Open Source Data Center Technician track with the physical fundamentals of a data center floor: racks, power paths, cooling, network cabling, switches, redundancy, alarms, safety, and technician troubleshooting.
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A robotics technician’s first job is not making the robot move. It is knowing when the robot must not move, what can still move after a stop, and what conditions must be proven before a person enters the hazardous space. This is OSRTC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Robotics Technician Certification track. It…
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Learn the engineering foundations of robot motion: coordinate frames, joint space, task space, homogeneous transforms, forward kinematics, inverse kinematics, TCPs, singularities, and practical fault isolation.
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Semiconductor engineering starts with one idea: electrical behavior can be designed by controlling which energy states electrons can occupy and how many mobile charge carriers exist. This is OSSEC.001, the first lesson in the Open Source Semiconductor Engineer Certification track. It builds on the technician-level cleanroom and ESD foundation from OSSTC.001 and moves into the…
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Start the Open Source Semiconductor Technician track with the fab fundamentals every technician needs: cleanrooms, contamination control, wafers and FOUPs, electrostatic discharge (ESD), electrostatic attraction (ESA), grounding, gowning discipline, and safe technician behavior around semiconductor equipment.
