Maker Campus is getting heading back to school this fall! This autumn, youโll have the chance to learn how to create your own animatronics, create your own foam cosplay armor and props, take your prototyping to the next level with cardboard, and even power sensors using EKG signals.
Be sure to check out our full lineup of classes on Maker Campus.
Build Your Sidekick w/Raspberry Pi – Sept 18th
$60
Did you ever want a talking chicken sidekick that only responds in chicken-speak? How about a monster that can let you know the weather in grunts and growls? In this workshop, you will create a basic animatronic with a full-featured voice assistant. The character will be able to respond to a simple voice command and include an animation (a mouth that moves, eyes blinking, etc).
Tickets: https://make.co/makercampus/build-your-sidekick-w-raspberry-pi/
Laser Cut and Engrave Everything – Sept 30th
$35
Learn how to take your creative or professional work to the next level with laser-cutting. In this course, weโll learn how to cut and engrave dozens of materials, create laser-ready design files using Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape, and discuss ways that a laser cutter can help you to make your ideas into something that you can hold in your hand (or sell online).
At the end of this workshop, youโll receive a finished laser-cut piece that youโll design during the session.
Tickets: https://make.co/makercampus/laser-cut-and-engrave-everything-with-a-glowforge/
Intro to Cosplay Foam Armor and Props – Oct 6th / Intro to Fabric & Foam Painting for Cosplay – Oct 20th
$20
Foam Armor can sound intimidating at first, but itโs actually really easy to get started with. Start prepping for Halloween through this workshop with Cori Leyden-Sussler where youโll learn how to work with EVA foam and some of the different techniques you can use to create cool durable pieces with this fantastic material.
Two weeks later, Cori will cover how to choose the right paint and tools for your fabric/foam cosplay and prop projects. She will demonstrate different ways to add detail and discuss how to properly seal your paint so it can last through a convention and beyond.
Intro to Cosplay Foam Armor and Props Tickets – https://make.co/makercampus/intro-to-cosplay-foam-armor-and-props/
Intro to Fabric/Foam Painting for Cosplay Tickets: – https://make.co/makercampus/intro-to-fabric-foam-painting-for-cosplay/
Concepting in Cardboard: Unlock your Prototyping Powers! – Oct 16th
$25
Itโs been said that cardboard is the โgateway drug to makingโ. In this workshop, Jen Schachter will cover the thought process behind low-tech prototyping, the basics of working with a variety of materials: where to find them, how to cut and shape them, as well as different types of joints and attaching methods, and how best to use them in your models. Youโll also learn techniques for taking your prototypes to the next level โ methods for measuring and patterning off your mockups to make your final designs.
Tickets: https://make.co/makercampus/concepting-in-cardboard-unlock-your-prototyping-powers/
Teach Robotics with BOTS! – Oct 2nd
$30
You donโt need to know coding or electronics to teach kids how robots really work! In this 90-minute workshop for educators and parents, Kathy Ceceri will show you how to teach your own five-session Build BOTS! enrichment course for elementary and middle school-age students.
Tickets: https://make.co/makercampus/teach-robotics-with-bots/
A Crash Course in Using EMG – Oct 9th
$50
This session will provide a very brief overview of setting up an Arduino board and circuits to capture EMG signals, as well as providing a way to write to external devices through the OpenBCI GUI.
Tickets: https://make.co/makercampus/openbci-and-electromyographic-emg-signals-a-crash-course-on-emg/
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