[uSoldering]

The original goal was to just turn an idea I thought was possible and figure out exactly how to execute it. The current goal is something like improve and iterate, while seeing what the market interest for something like this actually is.

I think most of the value is in the imaging technology, and could easily be offered as a mail-in service. I can also bulk manufacture the extractor PCBs and sell them at a small markup, while open sourcing the rest.

[nativeit]

People like Ken Shirriff (who routinely posts here on HN, and collaborates with @CuriousMarc on YouTube) and Eric Schlaepfer (aka @TubeTime, published Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components) would probably have some unique insights for this endeavor.