Lionfish are invading Florida! This invasive species has no natural predators and is destroying reef habitats in the Atlantic. They are projected to expand into the Gulf of Mexico. There’s a nice summary of the problem on Wikipedia. In partnership with Middleton High School, we have obtained a grant from the Paul Allen Foundation for […]
Archives for 2013
Build Tampa’s First Hackerspace Update #2
What do you do? It’s a question we get all the time. Here’s a look at a couple of the things that we do at one of our Open Make nights. [kickstarter id=”123218300/build-tampas-first-hackerspace” mode=”normal” align=”center”] One of the first stops for visitors is our 3D printer. A couple members are working on getting better and […]
Community Repair and Recycling Comes to Tampa
Join Tampa Hackerspace on November 9th for the first Restart Party in North America. This is a fun and free community event where volunteers experienced with electronics help others learn to repair and maintain their broken or slow devices. Restart Tampa runs from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. A Restart Party is a collaborative process, […]
Donation Policy Draft
Now that donations are starting to roll in, it’s time to get a handle on organizing them. We’ve take the time to draft some policies and procedures for handling donations. It’s a work in progress and the document is open to public comment. You’ll find it at Donation Policy Draft. Some highlights: Items we can’t […]
Classes, Projects, Organizing and More!
Progress is accelerating! There are a lot of changes afoot. We're going to make an effort each Friday to send out one of these updates with the latest news, events, and projects. Andy Thoreson has offered to take on the regular communications via our mailing list and help update and streamline our website. Here are […]
Group Project: Superhoop
Our group project for the Orlando Maker Faire is well underway. Our first meeting was this past Monday where we tested the technology for feasibility, worked out a detailed project plan and feature set and determined a budget for the project. We’ll be building three 1 meter hoops and six 30 cm hoops which will […]
Check us out on Popular Mechanics’ Website
I can’t begin to describe what a blast we had building a full scale Tardis and then embedding a video game into the box! We had 30 days to design, build and program this beast. On the way, I personally managed to fry TWO Raspberry Pi’s. But, in the end, the project rocked. Neil provided […]
Busy meeting schedule on Sept 3!
Board of Directors meeting at 6:00 PM. Here is the agenda. Open Meeting at 7:00 PM. Lots of projects to talk about plus an LED hoop demo and a membership update.
Do you want to lead a class?
Do you have a skill you’d like to share? Let us know by either completing the following form Instructor Led Classes or filling out our online form.
8/14 HackerSpace Meeting Update
We had another great meeting last night! I counted about 36 people present and we had a lot of cool projects that people talked about. There was great networking before and after the meeting. We ended about 9:30 and the last of us rolled out of here around 11. For those who couldn’t make it, […]