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TLDR: the Beast is a single board computer cluster designed as a testing and demo rig for resin.io [https://resin.io]. We built Beast v1- with 120 Raspberry Pis- back in 2014 [https://resin.io/blog/what-would-you-do-with-a-120-raspberry-pi-cluster/] and started working on the next iteration- Beast v2- with 144 Raspberry Pis- about a year later [https://resin.io/blog/good-better-beast/]. Now we’re designing Beast v3 and…

For all of you out there- following the development of Beast 2.0- I’d like to apologize for not having updates for a loooooong time (check out the last one [/blog/good-better-beast-8/]) . It’s not that there’s nothing to say- rather the opposite- there’s too much going on- and getting ahead with the Beast 2.0 was prioritized…

Sharing is Caring After quite a long development process- the design of the Beast 2.0 system is finally worthy of a release. We’re looking to manufacture upwards of 100 units. At the same time- we are reflecting on the nature of truly open-source hardware (OSHW) design and looking for the best possible way to share…

Spit and Polish Hello again. This time round we’ll be sharing a couple of the final touches to the Beast design process. * A look at the refined design of the BeastTile front panel – the primary point of customisation for the system. * Strength testing of the chassis to determine how high we can…

A quick update OctoTower Since the last entry- we’ve been engrossed in the fine details of the BeastTile design. Mostly questions of usability. We’ve also been talking to a customer who’s keen to use the BeastTile as a demonstration platform for their IoT product suite. Introducing the OctoTower- an 8-sided column constructed with BeastTiles and…

It’s Aliiiiiive! The little monster breathed it’s first this week when we assembled the first 6 units of the BeastTile. As can be expected with any first-born- we had a few teething issues- but all-in-all the build went smoooooth. Like a baby’s bottom. The first chunk of this post is technical mechanical engineer grease-monkey stuff.…

Let’s Get Physical… Ahoy. We promised to venture beyond the comforts of CAD this week and commit to something real. Well- our word is our bond… We went through two rounds of prototyping- where we improved the structural strength of the tile- fine-tuned the fits of interlocking components- and generally honed the details. Prototype #1…

This is a quick welcome back. It’s been quiet in here due to the post x-mas food coma- but looking forward to the next steps. Last time we described the design of our BeastTile- and how they interconnect- both mechanically and electrically. We also gave some examples of what you could build. This week we’re…

For those who have just tuned in- we’re working on a new improved version of what we call the Beast. In our last post [https://resin.io/blog/good-better-beast/]- we shared our goals for the Beast as a demonstration platform for resin.io- but also mentioned that we’d like to open the design up for use by any- and everyone…

Beast 2.0 — Taking Single Board Computer clusters to the next level About a year ago- we wrote about the Beast- our 120 Raspberry Pi cluster [https://resin.io/blog/what-would-you-do-with-a-120-raspberry-pi-cluster/]. Since then- we’ve had a lot of experience with it. First surprise was that the Beast never spent too long in one place. It was never meant to…