Here are some pictures of the Intro to Arduino and eTextiles and wearable electronics workshops that we conducted over the weekend at TrepHub. A huge thank you to everyone that attended and helped. Intro to Arduino [srizonfbalbum id=5] Intro to eTextiles and wearable electronics [srizonfbalbum id=6]
Here’s a photo of the Protosnap Lilypad Development boards hot out of the wave solderer oven at Jaycon Systems, They have made these boards that contain the Lilypad Arduino developed by Leah Buechley, momentary push button, RGB LED, 5 White LEDs, vibration motors, sound buzzer and a temperature sensor. You literally snap apart the pieces you …
On Wednesday July 31 we’ll have a special guest for ShowNTell. Jen was selected for the Google #GlassExplorers program, and has graciously agreed to demonstrate her new set for Melbourne Makerspace!
Over 25 attendees for the Scratch workshop – room was packed! James brought an interface with sliders and sensors you can use with Scratch – the PicoBoard. And attendee Ki proved to be an expert helper, generously offering his time and expertise.
Busy at this week’s ShowNTell! A new record of 16 attendees; with a variety of demos. A miniature steam engine (breath-powered). We unpacked an assembled PrintrBot Jr and, well, lowered the bed. That’s as far as we got. The EggBot was set up and worked well. It precisely drew a nutritional information table directly onto …
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2013 Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Place: TrepHub – 907 Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL Add lights and electronics to garments and accessories with the Lilypad Arduino! This is a special version of the popular electronic controller specially designed to be washable. This workshop will give you hands-on experience with using the …
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Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Place: TrepHub – 907 Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL Scratch is a fun way to get started with computer programming. Children as young as 5 (or adults! ) can quickly learn to play sounds, draw pictures, and make interactive games, while learning basic concepts such as …
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Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Place: TrepHub – 907 Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL Instructables is sending us free Sugru to play with! This stuff is basically playdough that hardens into silicone rubber overnight. So you can create new ‘rubber’ parts, replace/repair plastic stuff. Some things you can do with …
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2013 Time: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Place: TrepHub – 907 Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL By popular demand, we are now having a half-day hands-on workshop! Arduino is a popular, inexpensive device used to control everything from robots to 3D printers to light shows. This workshop will give you hands-on experience with …
Instructables is sending us free Sugru to play with! This stuff is basically playdough that hardens into silicone rubber overnight. So you can create new ‘rubber’ parts, replace/repair plastic stuff. Some things you can do with it: mold to your phone or camera to make it drop-resistant, make a mold of an object for casting, …
