Not long before we moved in to our new home at the Oxford Centre For Innovation, we were offered a sofa. A rather nice one, a big plump leather sofa in a fetching shade of brown. So we collected it and put it on one side ready for us to furnish the new space. Continue reading “Our Sofa’s Made For Walking”
News
Announcing The Ada Lovelace Hackathon At Oxford Hackspace
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a hackathon to mark the bicentenary of Ada, Countess Lovelace, at Oxford Hackspace on November the 11th. Continue reading “Announcing The Ada Lovelace Hackathon At Oxford Hackspace”
Mapping WiFi Coverage In Our New Space
It’s been a very long haul to get here, but we have finally moved into our new space courtesy of the generous support of The Oxford Trust charity. Continue reading “Mapping WiFi Coverage In Our New Space”
Crabot v2
Jared’s mobility scooter robot receives its first victiwilling volunteer
Meeting Point
Naomi and Neil (otherwise known as Digital Prisoners) are out in Bonn Square tonight with their Meeting Point installation, part of the Dancin’ Oxford festival. Continue reading “Meeting Point”
Oxford Flood Network Is Go!
The Oxford Flood Network, a project set up by Oxhack denizen Ben Ward, and recently the subject of a workshop at the hackspace (as well as getting us a mention in New Scientist), now has its first water level sensor in place on Wareham Stream.
3D Printing
Ladies and gentlemen, the Makerbot can now print things!
Paper folding
Hugh has been trying his hand at paper folding, instructed by Paul Jackson’s Folding Techniques For Designers…
Tool Wall
Thanks to the deft carpentry skills of Igor and Lauren, we now have a tool wall! Continue reading “Tool Wall”
Musical MakerBot
Okay, so our Makerbot can’t actually print yet. (It can extrude plastic, and move the print platform. Just not both at the same time, it seems.) It has another trick up its sleeve that’s almost as cool, though: by varying the step rates of the motors, you can get it to play musical notes. And since it moves in three axes, it can do three part harmony: Continue reading “Musical MakerBot”