The Universal Repair Kit is a compact, modular, and robust toolkit approach designed to empower people in repair initiatives to repair small devices, electronic & household appliances, and minor machinery.
Its open-source design and modular organisation make it an ideal solution for a wide range of use cases, from community collaboration to personal projects.
- Modular Design: The kit is built in a modular fashion, allowing for customisation to fit various repair scenarios. The current version includes basic equipment modules, for most relevant application scenarios. You can easily add new modules for specific needs.
- Clear Organisation: Every tool has its place, making it easy to see which tools are missing at a first look.
- Rugged and Mobile: In combination with a solid case - built to withstand the demands of mobile use, the case is shockproof, dustproof, and waterproof.
- Open Source: The complete documentation for the kit's construction and contents is available here. You can build, modify, and improve upon the design to suit your own needs and create new modules for different use cases and case studies.
Build your own Repair Kit, study and improve the design, add your own modules:
Want to cooperate with us to use the repair kit in your project? → contact us
Applications
The Urban Repair Kit is a first variation as versatile tool with many potential applications:
- Repair Initiatives: for local repair initiatives, such as Repair Cafés, providing a mobile and well-organised toolset for on-site repairs
- Mobile Events: use the kit for demonstrations or actual repairs at events, workshops, or public gatherings
- Lending Programs: for lending to individuals or organisations through initiatives, such as repair cafés, public libraries, or maker spaces
- Education and Training: excellent resource for teaching repair skills in schools, community colleges, or adult education programs. (feel free to suggest any features/materials needed for that educational purpose)
- Personal Use: A comprehensive and well-organized toolkit for anyone who wants a solid repair foundation at home, DIY and adaptation possible due to its open source collaborative nature
- ______________ you name it - add your application scenario via ticket
Modules
This module contains all essential items needed for an everyday application during trainings and events. It covers writing, charging, measuring, lighting and first aid including treatment of soldering burns to name some examples.
It is designed to always be the first go to module on top.
- Headlight (3 light settings, includes 3 AAA batteries)
- First aid kit (with burn ointment gel)
- Scissors
- 3× Small tubes of super glue
- USB power adaptor (USB-A and USB-C)
- Pen
- Waterproof permanent marker
- Measuring tape (3m)
- Metal ruler (15cm)
- Windproof lighter
- USB stick (USB-A and USB-C)
Case Studies
Commissioned Research: Urban Repair Kit in Berlin City
In 2025 we started the first implementation in the context of an "Urban Repair Kit" for the German consortium "repami, the quality repair network", formed by Berliner Stadtreinigung, the Berlin Handwerkskammer, and anstiftung in cooperation with BUND Berlin.
License
On all documentation we apply the CC-BY-SA 4.0. Apart from that, on the technical files (in /src/ and /src/CAD/ in specific) we apply the CERN-OHL-W-2.0-or-later for better integration (this also includes all production related exports to the /prod/ directory).