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Makerspaces are community workspaces where people can gather to work on projects using a variety of tools. They involve people from various backgrounds collaborating and sharing resources to learn, create, and innovate. Makerspaces provide access to tools and equipment like 3D printers, laser cutters, woodworking tools, and electronics workstations that allow people to work on projects that would be difficult at home. They also offer training opportunities through classes, seminars, and peer learning. Makerspaces can be started with a modest investment and have various funding models, with the goal of inspiring innovation.
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- 1. The Emerging Phenomenon of Makerspaces Making Some Things From NoThings:
- 2. What is a makerspace?
- 3. What is a makerspace? • Origins • Hackerspaces • Community Workspace • Metalworking • Woodworking • Textiles • Electronics • Biology • Chemistry • Imagination!
- 4. But, using the word “hacker” in hackerspace might give some the wrong idea… So,we are calling it a “makerspace” Instead.
- 5. What is a makerspace? • Community: • Like minded folks • Collaborative • Technology New & Old • Innovative • Incubator for Innovation • Open • Outreach • Inspiring • Community Involvement • Urban
- 6. What is a makerspace? inspire, learn, teach, create, and much more! • Learning Environment • Classes • Seminars • Exploration • Self Discovery • Shared Engineering • Exploratorium
- 7. What is a hacker?Who and What are makers?
- 8. Makers are: Scholars, improvers, and sharers Linus Torvalds – Developer of the Linux kernel
- 9. 2. An expert or enthusiast of any kind. (i.e. an astronomy hacker) (RFC1392, The Internet Users Glossary) Makers are:. Problem Solvers Brent Solina Founder of MicrOrganic Technologies Square Inc – Credit card payment processing solution
- 10. Why makerspaces?
- 11. What happens in a makerspace? • Learning
- 12. What happens in a makerspace? • Art
- 13. What happens in a makerspace? • New Technology
- 14. What happens in a makerspace? • Traditional Technology
- 15. What happens in a makerspace?• Biology
- 16. What happens in a makerspace? • Even Ham Radio!
- 18. What makerspacesdo: RepRap – Self Replicating 3D Printer
- 19. What makerspacesdo: Creative Security Enhancements
- 21. What makerspacesdo: Even Electric Cars!
- 25. • Boston University Group • Student Run (Division of the Association Of Computing Machinery) • Help develop the school’s own linux distribution (BULinux) • Facilitates student-run tech initiatives
- 26. • Boston • Cooperative • 50,000 ft2 • Classroom • Machine Shop • Welding Shop • Wood Shop • Electronics • Bike Shop • Screen Printing • Fabric Shop
- 27. Makerspaces are also appearing in another area: Libraries!
- 28. • Fayetteville Free Library in New York • Spurred the movement to put tinkerspaces in libraries • Offers lots of workshops to the public on a wide range of tech/maker technologies
- 29. • Westport Ct. • Opened Summer 2012 • Offers classes, lectures • 3D printing • Maker in Residence program
- 30. How to make a makerspace?
- 31. Setting up a makerspace: It’s not as hard (or expensive) as you’d think
- 32. What do you need? • Space • Interested People • Website / Blog • Equipment • A little funding • Enthusiasm!
- 33. But what about the money? • Mackerspaces are not expensive • They encourage restoration of “vintage” equipment • There’s lots of grant funding available • Donations of time, equipment and money may far exceed your expectations
- 34. Funding sources for makerspaces ● Grants ● Sponsorship ● Economic Development ● Kickstarter ● Fund drives ● Subscriptions
- 35. Makerspacemodels ● Community ● Co-op ● Subscription ● Landlord ● Corporate ● Municipal
- 36. MakerspaceFAQ ● Legal ● Governance ● Budget ● Space ● Storage ● Materials ● Safety
- 37. Summing it all up ● Makerspaces are places that provide the opportunity for people to innovate and learn ● Places for sharing resources ● Shared tools, shared ideas, shared enthusiasm! ● Access to things you can’t do at home ● They aren’t difficult to start up
- 38. ●Q Questions?