Project Gado

The backbone of the project is the Gado 2, an Arduino-based robot which is able to lift flat materials using suction, place them on a scanner and scan them into a database or computer file system, all autonomously.

Phase 2 of the project, which began in June 2011, is creating a more user-friendly version of the machine, the Gado 2. The Gado 2 will be sold as a kit, which other archives can assemble and use. It will remain open source, and will continue to cost $500 or less to build.

The project is managed by Tom Smith through the JHU Center for Social Concern, in partnership with the Baltimore Afro American newspaper, the JHU Center for Africana Studies, and the JHU Sheridan Libraries. Phase 2 of Project Gado is made possible through a generous grant from the Abell Foundation.

Contact: info@projectgado.org