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DIY ESP32 Bowling System Beats $120K Vendor Quote for $1,600
A site reliability engineer bought an abandoned bowling alley and faced a $120,000 quote to replace the scoring system. Instead, he built a custom solution using ESP32 microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi, and open-source software for about $1,600. The project, OpenLaneLink, is now open-source hardware and software.
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A stark reminder that proprietary industrial systems often mark up commodity electronics by orders of magnitude, and open-source alternatives can undercut them dramatically.
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