Lessons from Planet Makerspace
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Started in 2011 on the Gold Coast to fill a local tech vacuum, the makerspace pivots from a clubhouse into an education hub that routinely serves parents, teachers and universities with workshops, kid hack every two weeks, soldering and 3D printing demos, and a hydroponic workplace build. Membership uses an NFC check-in "chicken" tied to 300 people on Slack for online/offline continuity. Funding experiments include a hacker grant ($100–$2,000, 50% up front, final report or content required) and a demo day; many projects complete and get documented, others fail but teach practical buying, safety and mentoring.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:35Gold Coast Tech Space
- 2:02Education
- 5:37Events
- 14:08Hack Grant
- 17:11Kid Hack
- 21:43Intermediate Kits
- 23:45MQTT Challenge
