Tandem Press is one of only three professional presses affiliated with a university in the United States. At Tandem, internationally renowned artists create editions of prints and interact with graduate and undergraduate students. Tandem Press was founded in 1987 and…
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Fractal Camp
Fractal is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) enrichment program that uses Participant-led, Inquiry-based Learning techniques for school-aged participants (6-13). Through fun, creative and engaging workshops, Fractal builds self-esteem, teamwork, knowledge base, and confidence in participants’ for their…
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April Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting was held April 7th 2015 1. Xavier and Robert presented an update on their virtual board game. The demonstration included a game of Tic-Tac-Toe and Table Hockey 2. Shira presented silicone molds she made for the…
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Wall-E Silicone Molds
Jeff Whitehouse is a project person. His current project is building what will end up being a full sized, fully autonomous or remote controlled Wall-E. When faced with the next logical question “WTF” he responds “I build things. It’s my…
Posted in Projects, Uncategorized Tagged with: Make your own, Polyurethane, Sector67, silicone mold, stinger router, Wall-E
Startup Weekend April 10th-12th
The fourth annual Startup Weekend Madison event returns April 10th-12th 2015 at the MGE Innovation Center. Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build…
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March monthly meeting
The Sector67 monthly meeting was held March 3rd 2015. 1.Mike presented a vacuum table insert for the CNC Router This allows flimsy or lighter weight pieces of material to be secured with out the use of clamps which…
Posted in News Tagged with: CNC, Madison SOUP, MOARbots, Monthly Meeting, ondes martenot, Sector67, theremin
Meet Shira, and her MOARbots
Shira is focused on three large themes presently: robotics, re-thinking traditional education, and a project to create a graphic novel in a 2D style but using 3D CGI techniques. “For the first one, I’ve created MOARbots. For the second…
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Thank You Tekton
In the last year Tekton went on a mission to talk to and visit with several makerspaces. After all these conversations something became clear : They like makers. They like the inner drive inside every maker to continually design,…
Made by Maggie Modena
Designer, Maggie Modena attended both the UW Madison for Textile and Apparel design and New York City’s FIT for Accessory Design. Since Graduating she has gone on to design handbags for brands such as Nicole Miller, Lucky Brand, Jessica Simpson…
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February Monthly Meeting
The Sector67 monthly meeting was held February 3rd 1. Bob presented an edge lit display that lights up when he receives a notification from Reddit. Built on the Spark Core, it connects over WiFi every minute and checks the…
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StartingBlock Madison announces plans for an entrepreneurial hub
WISC-TV News 3 aired a segment on StartingBlock Madison. You can view the segment at channel3000.com On September 2, Mayor Paul Soglin released the City of Madison’s 2015 Executive Capital Budget. The City’s proposed budget includes a commitment of $1.5…
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