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Help us learn why batteries are too hard to replace

“BattCat” is our latest interactive, people-powered investigation into why devices fail. This time we’re asking for your help to learn why repairs involving batteries at community events are often too hard to complete.

How do tablets break? Help us find out!

Tablets break easily and can be hard to repair. In fact most don’t last as long as porridge oats in the cupboard. Help us learn why by playing “Tabicat”, a fun way to collaboratively analyse community repair data.

Help us learn more about printers with PrintCat

Printers can be frustrating – easy to break and hard to fix. Join PrintCat to help us learn why they fail and push for more repairable future models

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Introducing the Sharepair project

The Restart Project is a partner of “Sharepair”, a project funded by Interreg NW Europe to build a digital infrastructure for citizens in the repair economy

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Our plans for 2018

We had a huge year last year, thanks to a larger team and steady funding support and our core of dedicated volunteers in London. In 2018, we look to build on last year’s work and add a couple of small new exciting projects.