Open source hardware science instruments for research & education
Purposefully designed to be open, affordable, customizable & easy-to-use. Supported by documentation.
Electrochemistry & Biochemistry Tools
IO Rodeo have developed two signature open hardware tools: the Rodeostat and Open Colorimeter.
The Rodeostat is an open source potentiostat used in electrochemistry experiments. The Rodeostat has been used in many peer-reviewed publications covering a wide-range of studies such as novel biosensor research. In addition the Rodeostat is used as an educational tool for introductory electrochemistry labs. The latest Rodeostat HC has the same features as the Rodeostat with a minor hardware modification so that the measureable current ranges are +/- 10, 100, 1000 and 10,000 μA.
The Open Colorimeter is a stand-alone science instrument for absorbance and fluorescence assays. It can be used in a wide-variety of applications such as environmental studies, water-quality monitoring, biochemistry and more. Multiple versions of the Open Colorimeter are available including UV and Multichannel versions. The latest Open Colorimeter Plus features a right-angle-sensor for fluorescence assays.
Manufacturing Open Science Hardware
In addition to developing our own open hardware instruments, we also collaborate with project creators to manufacture and support their open hardware products.
The OpenFlexure Microscope is an open hardware, 3D-printed, lab-grade automated microscope designed by a UK-based academic group. 20% of profits from IO Rodeo manufactured kits are donated to the project team to support continued development of the open science hardware project.
IO Rodeo Community
Our customers, collaborators and open hardware makers are a diverse group of people from many different countries & backgrounds. The community includes:
- Researchers in academia and industry across a wide-range of fields such as electrochemistry, environmental microbiology, biomedical engineering & more
- Educators from university/college and schools teaching introductory electrochemistry & biochemistry labs
- Students working on a science or hardware project
- Community groups such as makerspaces and DIYBio labs
- Individuals with a passion for Open Hardware who are making and modifying instruments from design files
Learn more about our Mission, Values and Team Members at the link below.
Additional Resources
In addition to our open hardware instruments, we also host all of our documentation at blog.iorodeo.com.
Documentation includes tutorials and product guides with links to design files, software, BOMs and more.
We also document ongoing development via our email newsletter for subscribers.
We support all of our products through technical support and are open to collaborations and consulting projects where we have availability. You can reach us via our contact form.
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DOCUMENTATION
READ MOREDocumentation, assembly instructions & software guides for our open source products
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
CONTACT USContact us for any questions about our products. We offer technical support & more
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