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CADUS: A Crisis Response Makerspace In Berlin

Corinna is a founding member of the charitable independent humanitarian aid organization CADUS e.V. She coordinates the research and innovation projects of the organization, and teaches a class on innovation in humanitarian emergency response at a Berlin University of Applied Sciences. Corinna has a strong interest in open source projects for humanitarian aid, and supports their realization at the CADUS Crisis Response Makerspace. Currently, one of her central projects is the Life Sensor, an open source and repairable kit for vital parameter monitoring.

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January 14th, 2020January 16th, 2020

Trying to make the world a better place – not an unusual goal for a humanitarian aid organization. However, at CADUS we take the „making“ literally: in our Crisis Response Makerspace in Berlin, we innovate and build solutions for challenges in international emergency response. Projects range from soldering kits for open source patient monitoring to […]

Why the Maker Community is Important After Natural Disasters

By Rafael Vargas

Rafael Vargas

is an architect and multidisciplinary designer. Rafael directs the Fab Lab at University of Puerto Rico and founded Adapta PR, a design consultancy firm. He concentrates in the application of emergent fabrication and interactive technologies in design. He has a passion for democratizing technology through education.

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January 13th, 2020January 13th, 2020

I find myself writing this a few days after the natural movement of tectonic plates near the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico caused a 6.4 Richter scale earthquake that shook the whole island. For many of us it was a first-time experience dealing with these unexpected heavy tremors that caused major infrastructure damage in various […]