Santiago Del Solar ⁂
@SantiagoDs_001
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Inventor in the making… | Made in @socraticainfo | Founder of @InventorsF | Project Exo-ranger
Joined August 2016
Small update on the human powered exoskeleton ⚙️ . After breaking countless 3D-printed parts, I can finally suit up by stepping in and closing both sides of the chest plate. It’s not related to human augmentation yet, but I thought it was pretty lame to have a fully functional
Im building my own powered exoskeleton!(update). The CAD is looking a bit better on the upper body, I’m right now trying to figure out a way to suit up easier and I’m experimenting with different types of latches and hinges. I landed on a toque hinge and these latches I found on
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Im building my own powered exoskeleton!(update). The CAD is looking a bit better on the upper body, I’m right now trying to figure out a way to suit up easier and I’m experimenting with different types of latches and hinges. I landed on a toque hinge and these latches I found on
I’m building a powered exoskeleton! CADing and sketching for a few days now, already prototyping stuff! . (Solidworks keeps crashing on me lol)
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Finally after 2 months of work I got to announce the EXO-RANGER project. I envision the “ranger_001” becoming the world’s most functional full body powered exoskeleton “Ironman suit”. With inspiration from the first Ironman movie (2008) and @thehacksmith first exoskeleton
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I’m building a powered exoskeleton! CADing and sketching for a few days now, already prototyping stuff! . (Solidworks keeps crashing on me lol)
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Probably the last update of the powered exoskeleton for now! This is the latest arm prototype, perfect fit first try! Working on the placement of the control panel. All 7DoF work just fine for now. Connection to torso will be interesting. Soo happy to report getting pretty
Small update on the human powered exoskeleton ⚙️ . After breaking countless 3D-printed parts, I can finally suit up by stepping in and closing both sides of the chest plate. It’s not related to human augmentation yet, but I thought it was pretty lame to have a fully functional
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🥇🏆We won first place at my first hackathon!. We made an amphibious bot for underwater exploration with computer vision to identify fish species. So proud of my team, everyone did AWESOME!. 📍microbots hackathon.Thank you for hosting @sincethestudy and everyone else involved!
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We got TOP 3 🥇🥈🥉 at the bracket bot hackathon this weekend!. We made a base guitar playing robot, I did the mechanical design and fabrication! :). (slept 4 hours in 3 days lol)
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Briefcase expandable exoskeleton suit? . After symposium I had to fix and print again broken parts, looking good now, ready to work on what’s next!. Went to demo at AI tinkerers in Toronto and realized the full upper body of the suit can be fold to be contained in a small/easy to
Finally after 2 months of work I got to announce the EXO-RANGER project. I envision the “ranger_001” becoming the world’s most functional full body powered exoskeleton “Ironman suit”. With inspiration from the first Ironman movie (2008) and @thehacksmith first exoskeleton
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BEHIND THE SCENES of Exo-Ranger project. Most people didn’t get to see this during symposium day but after going to bed at 8, finishing up prints and waking up at 11 the day of so many crazy things happened. I have never been so mad at a print fail. My friend Andrei drove me to
We only live these moments once. The coolest pictures from the biggest demo day! Exo-Ranger at @socraticainfo symposium 2025. Pictures by: @raenytuesdayart
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After a successful demo in Toronto we got multiple acquisition offers but I could not resist 2.5 mil offer by the Liu Foundation with 75% equity 🚀so excited to be part of the Liu family 🙌
Proud to announce that we are acquiring Del Solar Industries for 2.5 mil
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The pleasure is all mine! Thank you for the support and believing in me and my project :).
Love that @mergedotclub gets to be the first backer of inspiring builders like Santiago. He’s incredible and has been running down this dream for a long time. People literally swarmed him after his demo asking if they could take pictures with him — a real-life Iron Man.
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We only live these moments once. The coolest pictures from the biggest demo day! Exo-Ranger at @socraticainfo symposium 2025. Pictures by: @raenytuesdayart
Finally after 2 months of work I got to announce the EXO-RANGER project. I envision the “ranger_001” becoming the world’s most functional full body powered exoskeleton “Ironman suit”. With inspiration from the first Ironman movie (2008) and @thehacksmith first exoskeleton
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Get ready, because this is happening very soon…🔧. After an exhausting but rewarding almost 6 hours photoshoot on Tuesday, I’m so happy to see how this website that @5P47K is helping me bring to reality is really moving forward. Now I know I got the right person for the job.
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We’re in the news!.
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@DStrachman I started using sketching as a tool for my mech projects exactly a year ago, and I haven’t stopped since. It’s in almost all my posts. What would take too long to explain in words or model in CAD, I can sketch in seconds. The fact that AI can’t beat this (yet) shows how powerful
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Did I mention we are gonna have MINECRAFT SNACKS at this hackathon?!
We are hosting the world's best Minecraft hackathon in Waterloo. Winners will get a Big Mac Minecraft Meal 🚀.
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Hand drawn sketches are my secret weapon when it comes to new projects. 🔧
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Tomorrow… we craft!. Cool pics by: @kevinzhang03
We are hosting the world's best Minecraft hackathon in Waterloo. Winners will get a Big Mac Minecraft Meal 🚀.
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Exo-Ranger custom linear actuator first update ⚙. Well I don’t see many linear actuators in the market that I could get my hands on that also have the specs and size I need. Teslas approach with the inverted roller screw is what inspired this idea to get my hands dirty and make
Small update on the human powered exoskeleton ⚙️ . After breaking countless 3D-printed parts, I can finally suit up by stepping in and closing both sides of the chest plate. It’s not related to human augmentation yet, but I thought it was pretty lame to have a fully functional
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Working with @5P47K to design an awesome website for my EXO-ranger project. The goal is to have somewhere to direct people to explore more about the idea, a bit of the backstory and myself, features, suit up, specs, etc! So far is looking just like I pictured it, but it will get
@5P47K and I are working on what I think will be an INCREDIBLE website for the EXO-ranger project! . It will be inspired by many of the things that also inspire this project in the first place!. It will cover everything about the project, the technical projections, back story,
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Mechanical design, hand sketches, CAD, troubleshooting manufacturing and screw things in place are just a few of the things I did on this pretty fun project. 🫡🫡🫡.
TLDR: we built an EV in 4 days! with our own mechanical design, electronics, and machining. an absolute pleasure to work with this crew. one of the best team dynamics/working experiences to date
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In 6 days…
Did I mention we are gonna have MINECRAFT SNACKS at this hackathon?!
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Minecraft intense building hackathon happening this 12th! . If you would like to sponsor our event please DM me :). Build the most ambitious structures, from the tallest building to a redstone computer, join us and just create with friends! We got snacks and prizes too! 🍱 🏆
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Sketches I did for the pex console, extremely useful to communicate ideas within the team. Highly recommended for creative work.
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A portable electronics lab for @arduino uno boards! Now you can prototype and create wherever you go! This was my first idea during a @socraticainfo session last term. The ideas have only gotten crazier since then. 🚀 #Arduino #Makers #Electronic #DIY
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4-wheel independent steering vehicle update!. Steering linkages, wheels, bumper and electronics safely secured to the 3D printed ABS chassis! But a few things to improve as well, like suspension and chassis. Still need to figure out motors. @bagelfund .@socraticainfo
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Some of the behind the scenes of this. Took us like an hour to set up everything in my room, so improvised we didn’t even have c stands, but who cares lol. We were saying “WOOOW” every 5 minutes
Get ready, because this is happening very soon…🔧. After an exhausting but rewarding almost 6 hours photoshoot on Tuesday, I’m so happy to see how this website that @5P47K is helping me bring to reality is really moving forward. Now I know I got the right person for the job.
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Snowball fight, where you can make both friends and enemies >:).
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4-Wheel independent steering 1:10 RC prototype car. Working hard with a friend to pull this off first mvp by end of term!. We recently sent our first pcb design for manufacturing and I’m working on CAD design as you read this. @bagelfund
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@5P47K and I are working on what I think will be an INCREDIBLE website for the EXO-ranger project! . It will be inspired by many of the things that also inspire this project in the first place!. It will cover everything about the project, the technical projections, back story,
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A grant platform to fund everyone’s crazy projects? YES .Dropped my latest project there, a powered exoskeleton to augment human endurance and strength (basically the barebones of a real-life IRONMAN suit)! ->
Exerton was born with the goal to fund all the crazy ones. Today, we're taking a step forward. exerton(.)xyz
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Awesome!⚙️⚙️⚙️.
after a month-ish of tinkering, my friend and i have been finally able to reverse-engineer a tile from Disney's omni-directional treadmill, Holotiles. 1 of 1000s more to build a 1 meter radius circle. i'm looking for some project funding if anyone knows good sources 👀
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Socratica Peru🚀🚀🚀.
first socratica nodes in south america and africa! our morocco node consistently gets 50+ attendees per week and is absolutely thriving!
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At @pex_labs we just shipped our first beta batch yesterday! So proud of our team, I had a blast designing this enclosure! #RETROGAMING
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Real story time. Two hours before demos started everyone in the team thought we weren’t gonna finish in time, the amount of work we did in only a few hours from just a few printed parts and a protoboard with components, everyone running back and forward.
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The 2nd CAD iteration of my project!.A four-wheel independent steering 1:10 rc car. Still so much to figure out but getting there!.@_buildspace @FarzaTV
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@maimail @kenson_hui Code and electronics by @maiphobe and @kenson_hui ! 🚀🚀🚀. (Repost cuz I had to fix tag)
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Getting stuff ready for the hackathon! The decorations are going to be amazing! We got real life Minecraft doors with sound, trading emeralds, Minecraft snacks and much more!. Dm us if you would like to sponsor our event!
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Join us at another Hackathon! 🏎️🦽🛴.
we're hosting a giant grand prix for electronics e-waste in waterloo!. come join us to mod your laptops, toasters and rice cookers into mean racing machines!.
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It was actually insane, we were able to put code, electronics and mechanical parts together in under an hour, unbelievably fast.
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We all gave the extra mile!🔧🔧🔧. @hellochangg computer vision, cheerleading captain and more . @maiphobe electronics, code and more. @ sarah electronics, code and more. @ me mechanical assembly
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@pex_labs @_buildspace @_nightsweekends LETS GOOO !! We’ve made insane progress in just 6 weeks so excited for beta 🚀🚀
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@mergedotclub @5P47K @localhostHQ @evm_capital Thank you Merge Club, one of the reasons why this is happening!.
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@b_ptrsn @ansonyuu @JakeSRudolph @jakoblev @sincethestudy @rishiosaur @hud_zah @AryanAfrouzi @alexstratmoen @pavitarsaini @socraticainfo Damn the music fits so well lol.
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@aridutilh @bagelfund Thanks! I’m putting a lot of effort into learning that side of things too!.
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Trading.
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With no proper tools I did my first automotive sculpting in this type of clay, all I used was the clay and a box cutter blade. I’m pretty happy with how my design sketches turned out for being pretty new at this. #steerx
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@jasroopdhingra @aridutilh @bagelfund Thank you! So about 3 months now from the first concept sketch to the latest prototype
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@jasroopdhingra @aridutilh @bagelfund There are a few unique driving modes like crab steering, zero turn, and 4 wheel steering besides normal steering too of course, that are only possible with independent wheel steering. Each of these have upsides and downsides.
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@Xaraphim I’m relatively new to the startup and funding space since I usually focus more on the projects themselves rather than turning them into a company. I also feel the same way—when I hear words like “founder,” it’s not something I necessarily aspire to be called in the future.
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@jasroopdhingra @aridutilh @bagelfund One of the current benefits is avoiding obstacles at high speed because the car won’t tilt. Increased maneuverability in cornering is one of the goas for me with this project too but does require a lot of R&D.
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@R3PL1C8R Saw this design recently, pretty interesting and also considering to have both legs go around like in the video. However one or two degrees of freedom would be lost, unless I design a custom joint for the upper leg, something around “offset partial rotation coaxial hinge” for the.
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My main summer project at @_buildspace !. Working on this experimental four-wheel independent steering 1:10 rc car . (Also documenting the process on a yt video as side project). @FarzaTV @_nightsweekends
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@Xaraphim @83dollaroring Balance between aesthetics and functionality are key to me as well, many times you only see one of them on its own and that is kind of frustrating.
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@suhasasumukh @evm_capital Incredibly thankful for the vote of confidence from your part! Thank you again!.
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@zachdive How would this handle multi-part assemblies with various joint types? Wouldn’t the amount of detailed text required to set up parameters end up being as time-consuming as manually modeling it?.
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@TheNormVg @5P47K @localhostHQ @mergedotclub @evm_capital Hehe, I kinda want this to be my “how you do one thing is how you do everything” moment.
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One of my goals in this summer is to learn more about #arduino, although I have use it multiple times in the past, I feel I want to be able to create more advance/original projects, that why I want to have a deeper understanding of it. Side note: taking hand notes is underrated.
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@KearnuLarsen @evm_capital It will provide assisted mobility (you will be stronger/+endurance).
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@atthatmatt Oh gotcha! Yeah it will look something like that. Definitely will improve over time once I have a tangible prototype and can mess around with it . My goal for now is to show it can increase at least 50% more force of main muscle groups using basic exercises as comparison.
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@anushka_twt @_buildspace @_nightsweekends This is a pretty interesting idea to me. I recently got a pocket size notebook where is take notes and hand sketch ideas during the day but the thing I lack of is journaling in it. Would this app let you do a voice to text conversion to save time? I feel that would be useful!.
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@suhasasumukh @5P47K @localhostHQ @mergedotclub @evm_capital This is like 1% of what we have prepared 👀👀👀.
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@tactiZity_ @arduino @socraticainfo @adafruit @hackaday @instructables Thank you! The concept surged when I started getting more serious about learning Arduino, I know the basics but I always felt like something was missing on all the electronic kits I saw online. So I took a lot of notes and then developed this idea!.
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@hy3na_xyz :) I get a cheap Cheshire’s blank notebook by moleskine that comes in 3 packs, my fountain pen is kinda expensive but I do the same quality drawings on a cheap uniball pen!.
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