I had a blast teaching the class at CT Hackerspace in Watertown on Saturday. The students were bright and building their bots came natural to them. It was great meeting Enzo, Franklyn and all the others! Looking forward to the next one, where we’ll control these bots with our smartphones!! CT Hackerspace RULES!!!
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Open Space for Unemployed IT Workers
More and more of our friends have been hit with the scourge of unemployment recently, so we’ll be opening up our space for them in 2016. Anyone who is unemployed or under-employed can use our space during the day for FREE. We realize being without a job is tough – but you don’t have to …
One-Day Robot Camp For Kids (Sat. January 30)
We’ve had so many requests for this that we had to schedule another session! In the past, we’ve held our robot camp sessions over several days or weeks. This time, we’ll try something different – we’ll do it all in one day. This will be a fun-filled day specifically targeted at students 17 and under. …
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Rippowam Labs Gift Certificates available!
While you’re waiting in lines at your favorite store, don’t forget the GEEK on your Xmas list. Buy them admission to an upcoming class in robotics, microcontrollers and computer programming. Click on the link below … Rippowam Labs Gift Certificate
First Anniversary – Stamford Holiday Parade … an awesome day!!!!!
Some of the cool sights from today …
LED Bike Helmet
The Fall is a bittersweet time of year. Riding through the streets with the changing colors of the leaves … It’s almost as if God, himself, took a paint brush and left Fairfield County a brilliant technicolor paradise. But, unfortunately, it also means that we get less sunshine. And as Diedra from work said, its …
Ron Morse- Rippowam Labs Maker of the Month for October 2015
ALL HAIL Ron Morse!!! Ron has been named Rippowam Labs Maker of the Month for October 2015 for the really cool work he did with his LED suit jacket. I went out on a bike ride with him on Monday night and this thing puts out ALOT of light. With this on, NO ONE will …
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Bots in Action
Seline and Tamour showed the fruits of their labor …
Robot Camp Stars!
Reed and Samarth were the latest local kids to build autonomous robots at Rippowam Labs! They were great students, who learned about computer programming, DC motor theory and open source hardware.
Intro to Arduino Fun
Before the Intro to Arduino class on Tuesday, things got a little crazy. Brian and Bill tried riding our bot through the tables and chairs. The big mystery of the night was this: Where was Jimmy Riccelli?