by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | 3d printing, AI, Art, Artificial Intelligence, Books, DIY, Drones, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Handcraft, Hobby, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Robotics, Science, STEM Education
Welcome to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024, where you can explore everything from 2D and 3D art to robotics, drones and mini-RC car racing, check out STEM kits and projects, enjoy a Deconstruction Zone, and more! Gulf Coast MakerCon is being held at University Mall, in and...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Gulf Coast MakerCon
This year at Gulf Coast MakerCon, we’ll be highlighting the AMRoC Fab Lab Young Innovators Challenge Finalists. Now in its 3rd year, the Young Innovators Challenge is co-hosted by the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, AMRoC Fab Lab, the Florida...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Gaming, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon
One of our newest exhibitors, Forge Social Gaming Center is an alum of AMRoC Fab Lab’s Equity in Entrepreneurship program and is part of AMRoC’s small business incubation program. Currently based in AMRoC Fab Lab, at the front of the facility, Forge will...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Education, Electronics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers, Science, STEM, STEM Education
We’re so happy to be joined by one of our all-time favorite makers, Larsha Johnson, founder and CEO of Bits4Bots, a hardware tech electronics company with a STEM focus. Bits4Bots products are designed to support a hands-on learning environment in the classroom...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Food, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Sponsors
We wanted to give a very special shout-out to Sprouts Farmers Market on Fowler Avenue, right in front of University Mall. The Tampa-Uptown store (#649) is one of the newest in the Sprouts market community, which prides itself on “our unwavering commitment to...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Education, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Makers
Next up in the MakerCon Spotlight: Kids Doing Business Academy Prep! Our mission is to provide students with a plan as a map to success. Some students in our program will use the business model to start a business, others will choose a career. We believe every student...