Makerspaces aren’t just a good source of camaraderie and hobby level one-off projects. They also occasionallyย create and manufacture pro-levelย consumer products and services.ย Here are a few notable items thatย you can purchase, which haveย come from makerspaces aroundย the country.
So you’re going to rally your local makers into a collaborative, community-based workplace. Youโll need a location ranging from a mobile pop-up stored in your van toย an 80,000-square-foot warehouse. Youโll need tools,ย which can be borrowed from members, donated byย sponsors, or purchased. Youโll need a business plan.
Home of the three-time Power Racing Series champions, Sector67 is a well-organized hackerspace near the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.
What makes a makerspace interesting? Itสผs not just the size of the shop or the number of active members. Nor is it the selection of tools. Sure, those pieces count, but itสผs how a makerspace slots into its community โ elevating and inspiring the makers โ that makes it stand out.
We’ve seen many novel uses of the Ford Transit Connect over the past couple of years. Makers have modified this vehicle to suit their needs, be it a mobile photography studio, for remote excursions to a drone launchpad, or even as a delivery vehicle with sliding shelves for micro greens. Then, last year we solicited […]
To achieve its prodigious goals, the marquee makerspace is dialing in a precise method to make each new shop polished and profitable.
Slideshow and report from Spain’s Basque country Maker Faire โ Bilbao!
