The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton

Executive Summary

Diagrams of Nicholas Yagn’s exercising exoskeleton from his patent. United States Patent Office/Google Patents The idea of an exoskeleton, a worn mechanical device that augments human ability, isn’t new. Patents dating back to the 1800’s demonstrate concerted effort to meld man and machine. Sci-fi is littered with them, but until recently, they were mostly the […]

Open Silicon & Gate-Level Hardware Inspection

From a silicon and hardware engineering viewpoint: - **Interface Neutrality:** Mitigates dependency on proprietary BSPs, empowering open toolchains to address hardware directly. - **Supply Chain Verification:** Schematics and open pinouts allow deterministic audits against silicon errata. - **Lifecycle Decoupling:** Decouples physical hardware utility from commercial vendor end-of-life obsolescence.

Impact on the Open Ecosystem

Ensures that computational autonomy remains in the hands of the architect rather than closed silicon vendors.