By Michael Berliner, May 15th, 2014 The first thing that strikes you when you step inside Dom Peralta’s garage/maker space in San Mateo isn’t necessarily the high-pitched drilling of his ShopBot Desktop’s spindle. Rather it’s the very pleasant and heady aroma of natural California cedar. That’s because the ShopBot is hard at work precision-cutting wooden dowels of cedar for the Timbrr …
Continue reading >>> A Journey from Maker to Maker PRO: The Timbrr Stylus story
By Sallye Coyle, April 14th, 2014 In late March, ShopBot was fortunate enough to be invited to participate with the USFLN (US FabLab Network) booth at the ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Education Association) Meeting in Orlando. The booth was staffed by Sallye Coyle (ShopBot), Caroline McEnnis (TIES), Andrea Lane (Lorain County Community College, Ohio) and David Richardson (LLCC, Ohio.)
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Continue reading >>> Roving ShopBots attend ITEEA and Burlington (NC) mini Maker Faire
By Sallye Coyle, March 24th, 2014 This week, I’m getting ready for a number of upcoming STEM-related conferences and festivals. I’ll be taking both a Desktop and a Handibot, and want to have attendees get the thrill of running a ShopBot.
I use what I call the “3 min demo” that lets someone design a sign in CAD software, prepare it …
Continue reading >>> Creating a Jig for the ShopBot Handibot
By Michael Berliner, October 17th, 2013 This 21st century community crafts studio is bridging the gap between Making and Education
Where: Charleston, SC
Site: SpaceCraftStudios.com
Digital Fabrication Tools: Handibot Smart Power Tool, Makerbot Replicator 2, Makerbot Digitizer, Sawgrass Technologies’ FabricMaker
“Come one! Come All!” shouts the website of Spacecraft Studios. “Inviting makers, inventors, crafters, stitchers, builders, artisans, poets, printers, …
Continue reading >>> Spacecraft Studios invites you to launch your own creativity.
By Michael Berliner, October 9th, 2013 DIYAbility.org co-founder John Schimmel (rear, left) with workshop participants, including Matthew Altan (front row, far right). Read more about what Matthew’s been up to, below.
DIYAbility.org and digital fab are making a big difference in kids’ lives. They’re having fun, using technology, and are becoming empowered for productive & happy lives.
MAKING is helping children with disabilities discover their ABILITIES.
By Michael Berliner, January 19th, 2013 ShopBot’s Ted Hall reports, “This past Thursday Jan. 17 I participated in the Re-Opening of NextFab Studio … an amazing local maker-space in Philadelphia. It’s a large workshop with all the equipment you can imagine, great individual work spaces, an operating Cafe, and some amazing digital fab tools, including a large 5-Axis water-jet cutter. Looks …
Continue reading >>> NextFab Studio has Grand Re-opening in Philadelphia
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