Chris from Hobby Town brought a whole bunch of different size and shape remote control multicopters. He showed us all the basic parts required to make everything from a basic one that has self leveling all the way up to fully autonomous, tell-it-what-gps-coordinates-to-fly-to-and-it-will drones. There were some with cameras attached and some without. Some can […]
Another great show and tell! Read More »
Tonight was probably the biggest turnout with the most projects to show and tell about than we’ve ever had. Josh Pritt showed his Zumo “mini sumo” robot and the wooden arena he made for them to compete on (with help from Tony Bellomo and his circle cutting jig.) If anyone wants to build a mini
Our Best Show and Tell Night Yet! Read More »
Scratch is a fun way to get started with computer programming. Children as young as 8 (or adults! ) can quickly learn to play sounds, draw pictures, and make interactive games, while learning basic concepts such as loops that give a good foundation for future learning. Scratch is a great way to help your kids
Scratch Class Scheduled – Learn to Program! Read More »
Our Makerspace was invited to teach technology at a scout day camp. Tony Bellomo and Gene Wade set up shop at Wickham park and hosted ~300 boy and girl scouts to teach them about 3d printing, CNC Routing, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and programming with scratch. We had a lot of fun and the scouts loved
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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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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 »
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,
Basic Breadboard Electronics Week 3 of 10: Basic Circuits Read More »
