This document presents information on makerspaces and three specific makerspaces from around the world. It defines a makerspace as a communal space where people can come together to create or invent things using tools like 3D printers, CNC machines, and other technology. It then profiles the Danbury Innovation Center in Connecticut, Den Hac of Denver in Colorado, and 57North Hackerspace in Aberdeen, Scotland, noting the tools and equipment available at each and other details like funding sources.
2. Overview
This presentation is designed to explain:
• What the purpose of the website is and who it’s
target audience is.
• Explain what exactly a Makerspace is utilizing a
universal definition.
• Three different Makerspaces around the world
and what kinds of hobbies each one focuses on.
3. What is a Makerspace?
• The Cambridge dictionary describes a Makerspace as “a place where people
can come together to create or invent things, either using traditional crafts
or technology.”
• This is exactly what a Makerspace is, it is a communal space where
individuals can share ideas and utilize public machines to create whatever
they come up with.
• This includes but is not limited to wood construction, 3-D printing, CNC
routing (wood, metal, plastic etc.) and much more.
Next we will take a look at a few Makerspaces from around the world.
4. Danbury Innovation Center
• Connected to the Danbury Library located in Danbury Connecticut, the
Danbury Innovation Center is a space which was funded by the City of
Danbury to help create a community of “makers”
• Danbury innovation center features eleven different 3-D printers, a laser cutter, a CNC router and
much more.
• All these machines are able to be freely used by members of Danbury Innovation Center.
• Fun Fact:The Palace of Danbury, a theatre and preforming arts venue is
right across the street. Which means you could head to the makerspace
and then head right over to a play right after!
5. Den Hac of Denver
• Located in Denver Colorado, Den Hac is largely crowd funded by its large
volunteer community and is also listed as a not for profit organization.
• Den Hac has similar machines to Danbury InnovationCenter including 3-D printers,
CNC Machines, a silicon and soldering station, lathe machine, and a mill.
• Den Hac even has a student discount available for membership fees!
• Check out the cool technology themed van in front of Den Hac’s space.
6. 57North Hackerspace
• Found in Aberdeen, Scotland; 57North was created after only two in person
meetings at the University ofAberdeen to get a space to move into.
• Being a fairly new organization, founded in 2015 57North features more electronic and
digital equipment focused more for network experiments as well as software hacking.
• Fun Fact: 57North has a coded timer on its website which displays the time 57North has
been around for!
7. Summary
• In this presentation:
• The definition of a Makerspace/Hackerspace
and further explanation as to the specific
purpose of a makerspace.
• We also explored three different Makerspaces
and examined where each one was located,
what each one offered in terms of technology
and machinery, as well as some individual fun
facts about each one.
8. References
“MAKERSPACE: Definition in the Cambridge
English Dictionary.” MAKERSPACE |
Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary,
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/en
glish/makerspace.
Logos created on this presentation were created
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