The students in our tutoring program have been having a lot of fun with their self-balancing robots. We make it balance using nothing more than batteries, a microcontroller, DC Motors and some code! This one balanced itself for 20 minutes before I shut it down …
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STAMFORD STEMFEST CANCELLED – BUT RIPPOWAM LABS WILL BE OPEN
We got the official word and we’re bummed. Yes, STEMfest has been cancelled … and postponed until the Fall. But if you still want to see some cool science projects, come on down to our makerspace at 425 Fairfield Avenue in Stamford (2nd floor [above Longford’s Ice Cream]), to take a tour of our space …
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Stamford STEMfest is THIS Saturday
This year’s Stamford STEMest will be the biggest and most exciting ever for us here at Rippowam Labs! The students who have learned from us, whether it was at NCC, Stamford Academy, FCA in Norwalk, the Trinity Park Housing Complex or at our makerspace, will be joining us to show off what they’ve been working …
stamfordstem.org
We wanted to alert our fans out there that we have acquired the stamfordSTEM.org URL and this will be used interchangeably with the rippowamlabs.org URL in the future. Our first motivation for this move was to make our programs easier for the public to access. Let’s face it, the rippowamlabs.org URL was difficult for some …
Rippowam Labs Announces Coolest Lineup of Summer Classes Ever!!!
Our lineup of Summer Tech Classes for 2018 is bigger and better than ever! These are easily the coolest tech classes ever offered in Fairfield County!!! Click here to sign up and learn more … Autonomous Boat Build – Robots are changing the world on land and sea! In this class, students will build their own boat that will …
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Robotics Experts at Trinity Park Housing Complex
Our 6-week program at the Trinity Park Housing Complex has come to an end. Thanks to all the kids and parents who took part! Each kids build and programmed their own robot – and got to take it home. Over the next several weeks, ,they will experiment with the code and we’ll meet again, …
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Friday Is Volunteer Day at Rippowam Labs – And How Rewarding It’s Been!!
For the last few weeks, I’ve been teaching three different classes on Fridays. It’s made for a lot of running around and class preperation – but its been worth it! I start my day at Stamford Academy. This is an alternative High School run by Domus , an incredibly successful youth services foundation. The students …
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Soldering Fun at the Ben Franklin Center in Norwalk
It’s always a pleasure to volunteer for the Aspire program, run by Norwalk-based Family and Children’s Agency. They’ve got a new home at the Ben Franklin Center – and the kids are loving it! In the latest class offered by Rippowam Labs, the kids are learning how to solder an RGB LED strip to an …
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IoT Christmas (Box Project Club December)
In the latest installment of the Box Project Club, we’ll harness the power of the ESP8266 computer chip to create a strip of Christmas lights for your tree that you can control with your cellphone – from anywhere in the world! If this is your first time with IoT, don’t worry one bit! The chip …
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So Much Fun at Slime Night!
We had a slimy good time at the Labs on Friday night! Join us next time, when Holly reveals her exclusive slime recipes!!