This past October I had the honor of speaking at the Open Hardware Summit put on by OSHWA and hosted here in Portland, OR. Way back in 2012 I traveled to New York for the Open Hardware Summit, and I was astounded by the passion and engagement present within almost all of the active open […]
I recently had the honor of attending the first ever White House Maker Faire! Here’s the story I was there to tell: David Perry, a mechanical engineer living in Oregon, chose 2014 as the year to start his own business–thanks to easy access to affordable health care. David’s new venture, OpenFab PDX, strives to empower […]
It smells like fall outside, and it smells like melting sugary plastic inside! Tonight, kids in all neighborhoods will make the rounds, collecting candy and showing off their costumes. It’s a golden opportunity to squeeze in a little STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) excitement! For Halloween, we’ll be giving away 3D printed figurines with […]
We had so much fun at Portland’s Mini Maker Faire! We were thrilled to show a lot of people 3D printing for the first time and watching everyone figure out and understand the technology was great. Having a fiddle on hand while printing fiddle parts really helped to tie it all together, too. More than […]