For the 2nd year in a row, Sector67 has supported budding makers from across the US by lending equipment for use at a week long, all ages summer camp in Three Rivers, Michigan. Every August since 1981, the Latvian Center…
For the 2nd year in a row, Sector67 has supported budding makers from across the US by lending equipment for use at a week long, all ages summer camp in Three Rivers, Michigan. Every August since 1981, the Latvian Center…
I sat down with Jim to complete an old interview that Margie, a past Sector67 social media intern, had started but didn’t quite finish. I found out Jim is a member of Sector67 since 2011 and has invented multiple products…
Perfect weather and interesting presentations made the October meeting a great success! You Built a What?! The evening kicked off with an introduction to “Joliet” (Jim’s Overbuilt LED Interactive Entertainment Table). The table’s primary function is as a digitally enhanced…
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…
Sector67 hosted the 4th annual Build Madison on November 23-24th, 2013. This event is an excuse to spend 24 hours straight working on a project of any type, and we saw a ton of interesting ideas this year. Things kick…
The July monthly meeting was on Tuesday, July 2nd. Liam compiled and demonstrated an educational math software/hardware program on Raspberry Pi called Sage (it wasn’t originally built for the hardfp ARM architecture). Jacob demoed an Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset for…
Yes, we’ve again lost a week towards the end of the month, this seems to happen every month but no worries – just makes for a longer post: Lots going on this week, we finally got a machine mounted near…
This week also saw a trip down to EIGERlab in Rockford, IL. EIGERlab was created 7 years ago with a think-tank vision packed with federal funding bite – leading to today being well equipped with SLA, SLS, FDM, and Poly…
I had the opportunity to head over to the Discovery Center this week to check out their 3D printing facilities. They have a SLA, FDM and are looking into an SLS machine. In the lobby of the new building are…