Activity and description: Children participating in the programs will make their own computers using a Raspberry Pi, a touchscreen, and more. During the program, they will learn also soldering skills and be introduced to programming using Scratch, MineCraft, and Python. Instructors and volunteers will guide and support the children over course of the program. Students […]
Looking forward – tell us what you’d like to see
It’s hard to believe we’ve been in our new space for a year already! Since we moved in last June, we’ve held or hosted over 250 events and programs and seen more than 2,000 people through our doors. We have expanded our free programs with public technology workshops like our growing e-Nable communityand promoted and […]
Making The Future
Thank you Cognizant for helping us Make The Future with some great kids at Robles Elementary and Cypress Creek Elementary. Can’t wait for the next round of classes! Some photos of our newest makers! @HackTampa @adafruit #MakingtheFuture pic.twitter.com/Of7NylT950 — Joe Blankenship (@CGRIIorg) May 22, 2015
Mid-Pinellas Comic Con
We will have a table at Mid-Pinellas Comic Con Saturday, August 9 from 10am to 5pm. This is at the Seminole Community Library at the St. Petersburg College Seminole campus. Come meet comic fans, gamers, cosplayers, and makers from St. Petersburg, Largo, Clearwater, Seminole and more. We’ll be showing off some of our projects, 3D printing, and […]
LEGO Quadcopter Kickstarter
There’s a new Kickstarter for a LEGO quadcopter / drone kit from Ed Scott and Nick Margarone. They first met up at a “Everything Quadrotor” Meetup we organized back in November. Ed showed off his autonomous GPS-controlled hexcopter and talked about a lot of his experiences flying, including recovering his copter from crashes in lakes and […]
2013 In Review / Looking Forward
2013 was a great start for us at Tampa Hackerspace. Rather than go on and on about what we’ve done, I’ll simply post a list and conclude with some of the things that we already know we’re looking towards in 2014. We’re planning a board workshop to do some goal setting but I really want […]
Hunting Rogue Lionfish
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 […]
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. One of the first stops for visitors is our 3D printer. A couple members are working on getting better and better prints – something […]
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 […]