Makers as a living ecosystemClaudio CapobiancoRome, October 3rd

Starting idea

Now, devices have the possibility to change

both their hardware and software.

Autonomously!

Learn from biology

Since we are at the beginning of makers era,

we can look at the very beginning of biological

life: bacteria

Genetic Code and Source Code

DNA is stored in the chromosome and in small

transferable units called plasmids. We could

replicate the concept. kernel +software plasmids

DEMO

What happened

Blue blinking LED = Penicillin

Photoresistors = chemoreceptors

Bacterium resistant to Penicillin transferred the

ability to survive through a plasmid.

Makers Era

Plasmids change bacterium phenotype.

Also software plasmids could change the

device hardware (phenotype), through 3D

printers and circuit factories.

Git vs Plasmids

Git branches and merges the whole code -

even if you modify only a part of it.

Plasmid transfers (one direction) pieces of code

between two differents individuals.

Bibliography

“Exaptation - a missing term in the science of

form” S.J.Gould, E.S.Vrba 1982

“Brock - Biology of Microorganisms”, 2010

www.mksens.com

Thank you!

Claudio Capobiancoc.capobianco@snapback.io