Where are the robots when you need them!

Looking at the Open Source COVID-19 Medical Supplies production tally of handcrafted masks and faceshields, we're trying to answer that question in our weekly discussions about'COVID-19, robots and us'. We talked to Rachel'McCrafty' Sadd has been building systems and automation for COVID mask making, as the founder of Project Mask Making and #distillmyheart projects in the SF Bay Area, an artist and also as Executive Director of Ace Monster Toys makerspace/studio. Rachel has been organizing volunteers and automating workflows to get 1700 cloth masks hand sewn and distributed to people at risk before the end of April. "Where's my f*king robot!" was the theme of her short presentation. If you think that volunteer efforts aren't able to make a dent in the problems, here's the most recent (4/20/20) production tally for the group Open Source COVID-19 Medical Supplies, who speak regularly on this web series. One volunteer group has tallied efforts by volunteers across 45 countries who have so far produced 2,315,559 pieces of PPE.