2012 International RoboGames this weekend
RoboGames, the International Olympics for robots, takes place this weekend in San Mateo. Accept no substitutes.
Events & Holidays
LVL1’s Boneyard Hackathon
So awesome! Every hackerspace should do this. For 24 hours this June, it’s an all-out hacker brawl to see who can build the coolest thing from a big pile of junk. Think of it as the home version of Junk Yard Wars. There are no rules, buy a ticket for your team, show up with […]
International Space Apps Challenge
NASA wants your help! They’re hosting the International Space Apps Challenge this weekend at locations across the globe. The international space apps competition is part of NASA’s Open Government Initiative. They’re encouraging participants to contribute to projects in four major areas: 1. Software 2. Open Hardware 3. Citizen Science 4. Data Visualization So far, there […]
Hackerspace Happenings for April 11
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish). Minne Faire This Saturday Twin Citians, be sure to visit the Hack Factory this Saturday from […]
Seeing the Crowdfunding Exemption Become Legal
MAKE’s Paul Spinrad reports on his visit to the White House for the JOBS Act signing last week, which legalized crowdfunded securities.
National Robotics Week
It’s National Robotics Week — do you know where your robotic minions are? All this week, we’ll be featuring some of our favorite robots, robot technologies, and past robot projects from the magazine and online.
Announcing MAKE’s Hardware Innovation Workshop
The maker movement is a remarkable new source of innovation. We are starting to see what results from a powerful combination of open hardware + personal fabrication tools + connected makers. Sometimes this innovation is hard to identify in the excitement that surrounds Maker Faire. Yet at Maker Faire, you can find new products and […]