Monthly Archives: April 2011
SprintShop: OCD Laser Tag
A few members of our partner hackerspace OmniCorpDetroit are participating in the The Great Global Hackerspaces Challenge. Thirty hackerspaces were invited to participate in the Challenge to help the goal of improving education around the world with technology. With less … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Tron Bikes – Week 6: Building Amps
Because of last weeks Uber Hack in Eastern Market, the Tron Bikes class was a little behind, so we went full speed into building small OpAmps (audio amplifiers) so that next week we can put them in miniature, on bike, boom … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Play With Electricity – Week 6: Generators
Unfolding the mysteries of electromagnetic induction…this could be the most important AwesomeShop yet! Today, we taught the makers how to produce their own electricity by making an ultra simple generators out of magnets, a bolt, a hand-wound coil of enameled … Continue reading
The new BTOP computers are here!
Through a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant received through our partnership with the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, we received four new iMacs complete with video and audio editing software!! As you can see, the group at our Tuesday OpenShop … Continue reading
SprintShop: “Making Noise” at Cranbrook Academy of Art
On Monday 4/23, we traveled out to Cranbrook Academy of Art to teach one of our SprintShops called “Making Noise.” At Making Noise, we introduce the basics of electricity, electronic components and sound through a hands-on DIY synthesizer build. As … Continue reading
“Uber Hack” with OCD in Eastern Market
This past weekend we cancelled our Tron Bikes workshop in favor of joining with our partner hackerspace OmniCorpDetroit (OCD) so that a handful of our Makers could teach classes during Saturday market day in Eastern Market. Many market-goers stopped by … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Tron Bikes – Week 5: LED Bike Lights
This week in the Tron Bikes class we created simple LED circuits that would fit into bicycle wheels! As you can see, it was a big hit!!! Many students left with a full LED light, complete with a wired in battery … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Play With Electricity – Week 5: Building Circuits
To strengthen our knowledge of series vs parallel circuits, using the multimeter, and incorporating switches, we issued our makers some circuit building challenges: 1. Build an on/off circuit with the least amount of batteries possible that generates 6V 2. Build … Continue reading