Now the telepresence robot has an actual support mast for the netbook it uses as the control server and video chat interface. This is much better than the stack of shoe boxes I was using temporarily. For now it is just a four inch PVC pipe with 4 inch flange on both sides screwed into […]
Telepresence bot has a new body! Read More »
We had a visit from a local Boy Scout troop that we met through the Melbourne Nerdfest. They were very interested in 3D printing and have asked us to come teach a class for 2 days in June for their summer camp. It’s awesome how we are starting to branch out into the community. Besides
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Using Johnny Chung Lee’s post as a guide, I was able to get my telepresence robot up and running for the first time. Then plan is to figure out a low cost way for people to tour other hackerspaces remotely and communicate almost as if you were there. I had a friend two states away
Telepresence Robot! Read More »
Every other Wednesday is show and tell night from 7-9. Josh showed off his iRobot create – He’s going to make a telepresence robot. Only $127 at iRobot.com! James showed us a couple of USB Oscilloscopes he has been looking at. http://www.bitscope.com/pi/ – Oscilloscope that uses a raspberry pi as its processor Brian showed off
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Every Monday from 7-9 is open house and the space is open to the public. We had quite a few new people show up to open house last night. The membership is growing and with each new person comes a new set of skills to share and grow. Come by and check us out!
Great Open House Turnout Read More »
Brought in a mirror for the bathroom but didn’t have brackets. Tony graciously #3Dprinter ered some on the #Makerbot that he found on Thingiverse. Fortunate since Wal-Mart is probably closed at 12 am on Easter morning! Plus a couple items from NerdFest.
3D printed mirror brackets Read More »
We made a nice box with all the woodworking tools available at the makerspace. We used the router table to cut a nice slot in the top for money or whole envelopes full of money. We’ll have it here at the space for those that drop by on our Monday night public nights and bring
We made a donation box! Read More »
It was a beautiful weekend for a Nerdfest! Several of us got together and set up a booth to spread the word about our growing MakerSpace. We met lots of new people who were interested in our group and invited them to our Monday night open house. We gave out at least 200 business cards.
Great Exposure at the Space Coast Nerdfest! Read More »
Several members will at our booth at the Space Coast Nerd Fest this Saturday April 12, 2014. Stop by and check out a 3D printer, raspberry pi, an arduino or two, and some other neat projects built by our members. Learn how you can also have access to the tools you need and the people
We’re going to Nerd Fest! Read More »
Sorry for the late update everyone. Life’s been pretty busy with all the holiday stuff happening. Class 3 at the Melbourne Makerspace was a recap of weeks 1 and 2, as well as an introduction to basic circuits. 25 attendees enjoyed getting together and learning together basic electronics. Using components such as resistors, capacitors, transistors,
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