We will wipe the dust from our original Nintendo, get the old Apple IIe out of the closet, crank up the Sega Genesis, and have a big party playing old retro games! Any computer game or console that came out before the year 2000 will be allowed. We’ll even have a few systems with hundreds […]
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Our next class series will be building, programming, testing, and fighting mini sumo robots! Mini sumo bots are fully autonomous with no remote controls! We have worked tirelessly putting together kits full of parts to bring the cost way down so almost anyone can get started for $26! We laser cut and 3D printed as
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Escape rooms are all the rage right now – Basically, you are put in a room for an hour and you have to decipher a series of clues to help you get to the goal (escaping the room). They are a lot of fun! Using our maker powers including electronics, programming, and woodworking, we have
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I was invited to the Nation of Makers meeting at the White House August 24th. During the day I work as an Engineering Specialist at a local Defense/Aerospace Company. Evenings and weekends I volunteer my time helping to organize Melbourne MakerSpace as an Education Officer and a member of its board of directors. www.melbournemakerspace.org What
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Today we had a very successful auction to get rid of some things that have been cluttering the makerspace but have not been used in a long time. This was a great fundraising experience for us. We were able to obtain over $600 in donations from sales! Thank you everyone that was able to attend
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We had a GREAT day working on the new vacuum forming machine. Pictures below!
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We held the second of two Arduino classes at the Melboburne Makerspace on June 25, 2016 from 1-5 pm. Last Saturday was the first class where we learned the basics of what an Arduino was and how it works on a very high level then did a few simple projects making an LED blink and fade
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We were invited to set up a table at the Patrick Air Force Base 45th Force Support Squadron’s ‘All SySTEMs Go’ program June 11, 2016 that was created to generate military children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and math. They really only expected us to bring a 3D printer to show to the kids as they
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Today was day one of the Arduino Bootcamp. Arduino is an easy to use micro-controller platform that allows you to create simple or very complex electronic projects. You can learn more at Arduino.cc. We will hold the second class in this series next Saturday on June 25. To RSVP, head over to the MeetUp page
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Today, we had a meeting of the minds to put together some of the parts James bought so we can start putting together the kits for the mini sumo bot class and competition. The main idea for the kit is to get as close to $25 ($30 at most) as possible to make a working
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