By Michael Berliner, April 19th, 2015 FabLab Tacoma and Created to Create’s collaborative group
Founded in late 2012 by Stephen Tibbitts, FabLab Tacoma is a community-based prototyping and technology workshop that’s open to the public with a membership business model. I spoke with Stephen recently to learn more. “We opened up the FabLab to provide easy access to cutting-edge design …
Continue reading >>> FabLab Tacoma serves a community of students and entrepreneurs
By Michael Berliner, March 23rd, 2015 Janet Lawson, Dan Swearingen and Ian Swearingen
Autistry Studios in San Rafael, California, is a unique non-profit organization that helps teens and adults with Autism, Asperger’s, and other learning differences become successfully independent by building on each student’s interests and talents and creating a supportive community. Autistry’s founders, Janet Lawson and Daniel Swearingen, are …
Continue reading >>> Autistry Studios helps teens with autism and other learning differences
By Michael Berliner, January 29th, 2015 Patron using the ShopBot Desktop at Pikes Peak Library Maker Space
I caught up recently with the staff at Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) in Colorado to learn more about their 21st century Maker spaces. PPLD’s Travis Duncan said, “We want to be on the forefront of continuing to make public libraries useful …
Continue reading >>> Pikes Peak Library features a ShopBot in its Maker space.
By Michael Berliner, November 24th, 2014 That’s Ben Harris on the right, grabbing a selfie with Bill Nye “The Science Guy” at the first ever White House Maker Faire, Spring 2014
Bennett Harris (who goes by Ben) is probably best described as a Renaissance man of education. He tinkers, he designs, he builds, he teaches, he’s a tireless evangelist for …
Continue reading >>> Bennett Harris is “Reinventing Science” to inspire kids.
By Jack Chen, October 4th, 2014
Hey there! It’s been too long since I last posted but I wanted to update you on some exciting news going on at my school. My Art Teacher friend (Louie Aragon) and I have finally gotten around to cleaning out a space for a new 3D Design and Fabrication Club. We have been working with …
Continue reading >>> (STEM to STEAM) 3D Design and Fabrication Club!
By Michael Berliner, August 21st, 2014 Architect, designer and educator John Thomas Heida relaxes in his retro, flat-pack chair
John Thomas Heida is an architectural designer, a furniture designer, and a digital-fabrication specialist at the School of Visual Art’s Visible Futures Lab. He teaches at the New York School of Interior Design, School of Visual Arts and at …
Continue reading >>> Can you CNC a classic American chair? Of course you can.
By Sallye Coyle, August 10th, 2014 In TJ’s training at ShopBot this past week, of the 10 entities represented, 6 were involved in education in some form or another. Another 3 were “life long learners” with the idea of using their new ShopBots in a career change because they had been laid off from their old job, or were creating a …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Training, Aug 2014: Life Long Learning
By Sallye Coyle, July 31st, 2014 Paris’s first Maker Faire took place in late June at the Centquatre Center.
ShopBot had a presence there, thanks to Sallye from ShopBot putting a Handibot in a suitcase and flying it over for the event and leFabShop from San Malo bringing their Desktop. LeFabShop has a variety of digital fab tools and classes …
Continue reading >>> Digital Fab at the Maker Faire, Paris
By Michael Berliner, May 27th, 2014 The roar of robots racing, kids shouting and general mayhem filled the air as the FIRST Robotics 2014 Virginia Regional Competition got underway in April. FIRST Robotics’ mission is “to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire …
Continue reading >>> Handibot Tool goes to work in a FIRST Robotics Competition pit crew
By Michael Berliner, May 26th, 2014 The roar of robots racing, kids shouting and general mayhem filled the air as the FIRST Robotics 2014 Virginia Regional Competition got underway in April. FIRST Robotics’ mission is “to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire …
Continue reading >>> TEC Hub’s Handibot goes to work in FIRST Robotics pit crew
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