Hey Paul (and everyone else), I saw this and thought it might interest you. Its a bit off topic but its called
Open Source Ecology. To quote from their website
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The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts.
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A TED Talk from the project founder introducing the project.
Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization - YouTube
And the cougar controller gets a mention on their wiki.
Electric Motor Generator - Open Source Ecology 