So where are we with the Pyra--really?

So let me say this first: I'm an OG Pandora buyer (bought both the first generation Pandora and its silver successor), so I know how projects like this work. I absolutely get that the line from "concept" to "ready to ship" is nonlinear--if anything it can resemble the path of a crazed worm bending backwards and forwards, and in the Pyra's case with a loop-the-loop or two thrown in.

All I'm asking is: since it can be difficult to track what the "latest" is in the official news section...what's the latest? (I placed my order on November 1, 2021, and I know that we've been stymied by some challenges since then, so to be clear I'm not pressuring anyone or expressing dissatisfaction. Would just appreciate a concise update is all )

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season!

tnpir4002 said:

Would just appreciate a concise update

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Indeed, that would be great. Although in terms of chronological progress, I think orders being fulfilled is still in the early 2016 era.

However orders had gotten much more sparse over time, so it's not a linear progression. I think there are two issues - partly getting people to respond to emails asking to confirm their order after 8 years, and other issues around cases and building them.

What I'd like to see is an update stating "we've dispatched x out of a total of y units so far, have z units that can be (built to be) sent out" and ideally "we hope to get x more units sent out next year"

Basically, units are shipping, but they are being hand assembled at a painfully slow rate.

ClockworkCoder said:

What I'd like to see is an update stating "we've dispatched x out of a total of y units so far, have z units that can be (built to be) sent out" and ideally "we hope to get x more units sent out next year"

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Absolutely. I think this would definitely help maintain a bit of faith in the project.

Unfortunately @Askarus cannot help out with assembly these days

People should be able to go to Ingolstadt and assemble their own.

netcat said:

People should be able to go to Ingolstadt and assemble their own.

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DIY Pyra?

I placed my order on November 1, 2021

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I ordered mine March 23, 2020. Nothing yet. So many setbacks on this project. My understanding is that they are being produced at a loss. The CPU may be dated but I still find the form factor appealing.

netcat said:

If manual labour is really the bottleneck. I mean, I know it's infeasible because you can't just assemble these things, it takes skill / training. It's just a pity because many people would surely be willing to donate many hours of their own time to get their pyra.

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I'm totally willing to donate labor and assembling them if ED is ok with shipping parts to the US.

Maybe @Askarus can indicate what is still to be done and if a DIY assembly would be possible for people that would like to try that route.

Shipping parts in bulk for assembly to board members sounds like a possible disaster to happen. I think most of us would like to help when we can, but imagine losing stuff during shipping or other random disasters which already happened during this project.
I can imagine ED playing it safe to not get into more challenges.