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. [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.