Comment by hikinghack
9 hours ago
Yeah, i feel like currently they are at about the price of camera traps 10 years ago. There is very little mass-manufacturability to them right now (it's all open source and made from off-the-shelf parts) but later if we can find more funding, we are going to make a design more for manufacturing which should hopefully drive the costs down even more! :)
> There is very little mass-manufacturability to them right now (it's all open source and made from off-the-shelf parts)
This is the obstruction to using them in an educational setting. If they were available for $600+ each but already completely built (minimal DIY), they would be more likely to get into (some) schools.
OTOH, it'd a fun science project just to built one, for maybe a different set of kids that operate the box.
Just needs motivated teachers, if you ask me. I assume the mothbox is more of a high-school project, building one seems on that level as well.