Mugsy | The Open Source Robotic Coffee Maker

A project in New York, NY by Matthew Oswald
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Mugsy is the world's first hackable, customizable, dead simple, robotic coffee maker.
Backers: 337
Average Pledge Per Backer: $195

Funded: $65,690 of $25,000
Dates: Mar 1st -> Mar 30th (30 days)
Project By: Matthew Oswald
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Latest News

11 hours, $60k and A Project We Love

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, first things first. Thank you for the incredible support you have all given me and Mugsy over the last 30 days. For the first time in my life, this very loud man is quite speechless. At least for a couple of seconds... This campaign has... (Read More)

202% Funded and Some More Lovely Press!

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks! We just broke 200% funded! We are jumping for joy over here at Argyle Labs and cant wait to get started building coffee robots for all of you beautiful and brilliant humans!  Wooooooo! We're still going for another 40 hours but I could... (Read More)

A Little Love from the Raspberry Pi Mothership!

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Secret SecretsI got to spend some time with Alex and a few of the other folks from The Raspberry Pi Foundation at last year's World Maker Faire in NYC. We did an interview and I had a blast sharing with them how the Raspberry Pi helped shape my work... (Read More)

Powered By Pi, San Francisco Shenanigans and Cone Cleaning Basics

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Folks, Hope you are all doing well today! Powered By PiLast week we received official approval to use the Powered By Pi logo for the campaign from the Raspberry Pi foundation!  Powered By Pi! We will be working on our Powered By Pi packaging... (Read More)

Update on updates and we just hit 152%!

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Folks, Im running a bit behind schedule today, so I wanted to quickly reach out and let you know. I am going to try and get the updated content out tonight as planned but there is a chance that it won't get out until tomorrow. If that happens the... (Read More)

HackSpace Magazine and Crowdfunding Cast interview!

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, hope you are all having a wonderful day!  HackSpace MagazineWe had a big surprise today when we found out the HackSpace Magazine featured us in their latest issue's crowdfunding section!  Woooooo! I feel completely honored that these... (Read More)

DIY Kit Parts List

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks,  @Webguy, one of our awesome Dev and Maker Community members, asked for a parts list for the DIY kit so I wanted to add it here as well. Some of the quantities for things like screws/brackets are not concrete yet but rest assured, you... (Read More)

Quick note about the Raspberry Pi 3B+

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Folks, I've gotten a few comments and questions about which Pi will be included now the 3B+ was released last week. As long as the newest Pi does not add any additional cost at scale or additional lead times we will be including it as our new... (Read More)

Github Developer Access

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, wanted to release the Mugsy Dev Channel Github link before it got too late tonight. I uploaded the initial STL release from last week and am cleaning up the initial code for the hardware API endpoints commit.  If you want dev channel... (Read More)

Quick Press and Developer Update

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We did a quick interview with a UK press agency last week so you may see Mugsy popping up in random places over the next couple of days.  Heres a link to one of the articles: ... (Read More)

Beta Tester Group Signups Are Open

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
All, we have opened up the sign up page for our Beta Testing Group. If you want to help test new software, functionality and designs then this is for you. You will help guide Mugsy to a brighter tomorrow by taking a hands on approach to Mugsy's... (Read More)

A quick note on stretch goals.

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, Today I received some great questions from Lewis, one of our awesome backers. One of his questions was about stretch goals and if we will be setting them up since we are now fully funded, Here is my reply to him, which explains why we will... (Read More)

Mugsy In Seattle!

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody! We just landed in Seattle and are hitting a few Mugsy related meetings as well as my old haunts for some pho and Rainier. San Francisco was amazing and we are currently gathering all of our footage and pics for a big release in the... (Read More)

World's Fair Nano!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I spent all day yelling loudly at nice people about coffee robots and I had a blast! Here's a little teaser of what it's like to deal with me and my hands when I have Mugsy on the brain. Another early night to prep for another long day of hand... (Read More)

It's official, we have hit our funding goal!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Robot coffee for all!Im running on fumes right now but wanted to thank each and every one of you for helping to bring Mugsy to life. I am overwhelmed with the care and support we have received from all of you. Tomorrow is going to be a big day for... (Read More)

94% and Leaving On A Jet plane!

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, we just hit 94%! Feels great to be so close to the finish line when we are still relatively early in the campaign. I'm getting ready to fly to San Francisco tomorrow morning for the World's Fair Nano. I've spent most of the night working... (Read More)

91% and World's Fair Reminder

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We just hit 91% of our funding goal as we roll into the first day of week 2! Thanks so much for your support and welcome to the new backers! Just a couple of quick thing before tonight's update: We are back on track after yesterday's storm delays and... (Read More)

Assembly How-To and Stormy Delays!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, hope you're having a great evening so far.  We got walloped by that big ol' snow storm today which introduced several hours of delays before we could jump back on today's Mugsy's to-do's. Because of that, we are pushing some of the video... (Read More)

86%!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning backers! We have reached 86% funding and are so close to our goal that we can already taste that sweet sweet robot coffee.  We have added an additional model for another component of our pour over mechanics to our community forum this... (Read More)

First CAD And STL Files have been released on the Developer and Maker Community Forum

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, hope you are all having a wonderful day so far! We have released the model files for the two main components of the Pour Over Mechanism shown in the below video.  You can find the files and a brief description of each part on the... (Read More)

81% and a note on marketing.

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, we just hit 81% as we roll into our 5th day. I wanted to quickly touch base on some great comments about our advertising and social outreach. While we do have ads running across reddit, IG, FB and some other properties we have some really... (Read More)

Quick evening update.

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, just a quick update and welcome to todays's new backers. We have just reached 78% of our funding goal! We have added a bunch of new questions to the FAQ and are currently going through emails to add some more tomorrow. Feel free to reach... (Read More)

Good Morning Backers!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everybody and welcome to our new backers! We have now reached 75% of our funding goal and are feeling incredibly grateful. Over the last 24 hours I have been working on an improved cone motor mount to negate the need for adjustment that... (Read More)

Broken screens and robot dreams, welcome to Day 4!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! We are starting up our work day here at Argyle Labs and funding is currently at 69%. We are now more than 2/3rds of the way to our goal after only 3 days! Documentation MishapsWhile working on our assembly manual photography... (Read More)

Developer and Maker Community Forum is now open!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, the Mugsy Developer and Maker Community Forum is now open for new user registrations. There's no content except for the categories at this point but I'll start seeding it with some relevant and interesting topics over the next 72 hours.... (Read More)

Good Morning Backers!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Day 3 is here and we keep rolling right along! We are now at 62% of our goal after just two days and we are feeling great! Momentum is really important right now as Kickstarter orders typically trail off after 72 hours before picking back up again as... (Read More)

Quick community update!

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, just a quick update. We have spun up a new server for our Developer and Maker Community. I am currently configuring our Discourse forum set up. There's a bit more work to do so we will be sending out the link for user access tomorrow.... (Read More)

Day 2 news, updates and planning!

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! Thanks again for the incredible amount of support on day 1. In our first 24 hours we reached 53% of our funding goal! Id like to give a quick update on what we have planned for the day. Maker and Developer Community... (Read More)

50% Funding Reached, Thank You For The Support!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thats a nice round number for day 1! Thanks for all the support, it really means so much to see Mugsy connecting with so many people. Stay tuned for lots of updates tomorrow. We will be adding a FAQ with all of the great questions we've been fielding... (Read More)

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