I took a break from some serious family business Saturday to help the guys at the NYC Chapter of The Open Orginasation of Lockpickers (TOOOL) at their booth at the NYC Maker Faire. If you’ve never visited their tent before, you really should. Tantric, Night Owl and Click gave these awesome presentations on the inner …
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Knitters Invade Rippowam Labs!
A group of local knitters invaded the Labs last night. They put away all our soldering irons and electronic doo-dads and started to work in what seemed to be a blinding whir of needles, wool and knuckles. Beth’s group had a wonderful time and they assured they’d be back! Feel free to join! Their group …
We met some amazing people at PARK(ing) day
We set up shop in a parking space last night in front of the Labs – and we were blessed with spending time with some interesting people! From the 80-year-old lady who learned to pick her first lock to the DSSD Ambassadors who stopped by to check out our bike lights, the night was well …
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RipLabs is the Mister X of Park(ing) Day
No one knows what’s going to happen at the RipLabs PARK(let) space – and that’s just how we want it. Swing by our space to find out what these crazy kids are up to!!
Chandni ROCKED THE House at Stamford Ignite
Our very own Chandni Thawani ROCKED THE HOUSE at Stamford Ignite tonight. We’re all so prone to chuck our clothes in the washing machine and dryer after only one wear – but this wears out your clothes quicker. She told us about the CEO of Levis, who said he only washes his jeans once a …
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Rippowam Labs to take part in PARK(ing) Day
We will be creating our own “park” in one of the parking spaces in front of our makerspace at 482 Summer St. Swing by and visit!! The downtown will be alive that night, so you won’t want to miss it!
Cameron’s HTML Class
Cameron did a great job with his intro to HTML/CSS class last week. Here he is in action. He heads back to school soon and we all hope he drops by when he comes home on break. A few of us will meet to build off of what he taught us. Let me know if …
Autonomous obstacle-avoiding robot
This is the kind of stuff we’re doing at our space these days …
So proud of our Robot Camp students!!!
Chandni’s New Clothing Line a Big Hit!
Chandni’s new clothing line was a bit hit last night at Franklin Street Works, as the organization opened up their doors for her to show off her latest creations. This was a big day for our fellow Rip Labs maker. She had 6 models strutting their stuff all over the patio and she gave away …