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LECTURE 17 – HACKSPACES, FABLABS & 3D PRINTING

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A hackerspace or hackspace (also referred to as a hacklab, makerspace or creative space) is a location where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital or electronic art (but also in many other realms) can meet, socialise and/or collaborate. Hackerspaces can be viewed as open community labs incorporating elements of machine shops, workshops and/or studios where hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make things.[1]

Many hackerspaces participate in the use and development of free software, open hardware, and alternative media. They are often physically located in infoshops, social centers, adult education centers, or on university campuses, but may relocate to industrial or warehouse space when they need more room

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace

http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk

https://london.hackspace.org.uk/http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Ruleshttp://blog.london.hackspace.org.uk/http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Projectshttp://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/London_Ha

ckspace

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996583811@N01/sets/72157624944847617/detail

The amount of active hackerspaces has grown from 124 (2009) to 527 (2011)! This is huge growth!

http://blog.ossoil.com/2011/09/23/over-500-active-hackerspaces/

http://hackerspace.tn/index.php/Accueil

http://www.fablabsd.org/programs, workshops, digifabhttp://www.fablabmanchester.org/"A Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) is a fully kitted

fabrication workshop which gives everyone in the community from small children through to entrepreneurs and businesses, the capability to turn their ideas and concepts into reality."

Manchester has been chosen as the first city in the UK to host a Fab Lab, a community inventors' workshop where new products can be built by both businesses and individuals. It was born out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology see about us for more info.

http://www.shareable.net/blog/afghans-build-open-source-internet-from-trash-0

http://www.shareable.net/blog/afghans-build-open-source-internet-from-trash-0

Commercial wireless routers are mounted on homemade RF reflectors covered with a metallic mesh surface. Another router-on-a-reflector is set up at a distance; the two routers then create an ad-hoc network that provides Internet access to a whole network of reflectors. The number of reflectors which can be integrated into the network is theoretically endless; FabFi's network covers most of Jalalabad.

Residents can build a FabFi node out of approximately $60 worth of everyday items such as boards, wires, plastic tubs, and cans that will serve a whole community at once, claims one report.

http://fabfi.fablab.af/

Production Networks actively deployed in four locations across two countries

Afghanistan 45 remote FabFi nodes are currently deployed

in and around Jalalabad, Afghanistan Longest link is 6,000m (3.72mi) Data throughput 11.5Mbps System extensible by anyone Materials to make an endpoint link are $60US

and available locally Kenya 50 remote FabFi nodes are currently deployed

across three sites Longest link is 3,500m 6-hop Data throughput across 2,500m, >

30Mbps System provides WiFi direct to end-users Sytem integrates user accounting and

management

http://blog.ponoko.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCXlJ36x-q0&feature=player_embedded

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9550469.stm

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Open street mapOSM 2008: A Year of EditsSHOW http://vimeo.com/2598878

http://walking-papers.org/

Rural students learning high-tech techniques

"How well do you know your neighborhood?"

One student worked diligently to map all the soccer fields in his town. Another who appreciated art and green spaces focused on the parks and trees to highlight the beautiful areas in her hometown. One teacher noted that high school students also enjoyed marking buildings (including each other's houses) as pubs or brothels - which had to be immediately corrected, of course, before the teachers could get "in trouble" or have their teaching skills brought into question in this conservative area! The results were accurate, green, and quite detailed, even showing each curve of the high school track, and clearly labeling the marching band's rectangular field.

http://en.flossmanuals.net/openstreetmap/introduction/