By ShopBot, December 28th, 2017 Jad Jadeja and the students from the Innovative Airflow Technologies and Turbo Tigers teams.
Dripping Springs might not be the biggest city in Texas, but big things are happening at its only high school. As a school that is totally committed to providing students with challenging learning opportunities in science, technology, and math, the …
Continue reading >>> High School Students from Dripping Springs, TX Use ShopBot Tools to Rout the Competition
By ShopBot, December 14th, 2017 Make48 at the Kansas City Art Institute
The new TV show, Make48 is kind of a combination hybrid of Iron Chef and Shark Tank. You start off with an unveiled topic and some resources and then set the clock ticking. Twelve teams now have 48 hours to: come up with an idea that …
Continue reading >>> Make48 to Air Season Two this Spring!
By Jennifer Nix, November 13th, 2017 One of the many signs created by Neathawk Designs
When the recession of 2008 hit, housing and land developers found themselves hit particularly hard. Lindsay Neathawk was a graphic designer for a land developer, and soon was impacted by the recession as well come 2010—and found herself looking for a job. Instead of standing …
Continue reading >>> Neathawk Designs – “If You Think It, We Can Create It!”
By Jennifer Nix, October 18th, 2017 Robota’s Eclipse taking flight
While working for a military systems manufacturer, Antonio Liska developed a sensibility regarding unmanned aircraft (UAVs). He was of the mind that unmanned aerial systems could be utilized beyond military applications—functionality that extended into more commercial applications and where they could serve far more altruistic purposes.
When …
Continue reading >>> Robota Soars the Skies with ShopBot
By Jennifer Nix, September 15th, 2017
When ShopBot began preparing for this year’s World Maker Faire in New York, we determined that we wanted to showcase how ShopBot CNC tools integrate into a small scale manufacturing process. Then it was time to get the creative juices flowing. In this case, it was the highly caffeinated creativity of Bill Young. …
Continue reading >>> The Evolution of an Idea
By ShopBot, August 4th, 2017 One of the many campsite areas from the 2017 National Scout Jamboree
The 2017 National Scout Jamboree at the Bechtel Summit Reserve in West Virginia was a huge event for makers and an opportunity for 40,000 scouts and scouters to learn how much fun a Makerspace can be. The National Jamboree set up a …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Joins the 2017 National Scout Jamboree’s Makerspace
By Sallye Coyle, August 3rd, 2017 Slide together steps prototyped and produced during July’s Digital Fab for Educators.
Traveling to Durham, NC from Baltimore, MD with his wife and elderly dog gave one of the July 2017 Digital Fabrication for Educators Workshop attendees, Frank, an idea of what to create during the workshop at ShopBot. The old girl (canine) …
Continue reading >>> Prototyping and Production Across Platforms: Laser and CNC at Digital Fabrication for Educators, July 2017
By Tim Babiasz, August 1st, 2017
syz·y·gy [siz-i-jee]
noun
Astronomy: An alignment of three celestial objects, such as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet.
Any pair of connected or corresponding things.
For most people, the word “syzygy” seems like something out of a foreign language dictionary. Primarily used in astronomy, the term refers to the lining up of multiple objects in space. However, it also can refer to any pair of connected or corresponding …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Spotlight: The Stars Align for Syzygy Woodworks
By Tim Babiasz, July 14th, 2017
This last May, ShopBot headed to San Mateo, CA for Maker Faire Bay Area, the West Coast’s premier gathering of makers, tinkerers, creators, and thinkers. While the event’s intensity and creativity was familiar to past Maker Faire events, there was also a distinctly Californian vibe to all of the proceedings, from the consistently beautiful …
Continue reading >>> CNC, Skateboards, and Sunshine: ShopBot at Maker Faire Bay Area
By Devin Wilson, July 2nd, 2017 Our ShopBot CNC has proved to be more than just an educational tool. Once they learned about the capabilities of the tool, students got excited about making something special for those they care about. In the 6 months since we received our Desktop MAX, students have made a multitude of signs for various people and …
Continue reading >>> More than a tool!
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