by tmw2010 | Jan 29, 2015 | MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Young Makers
Last year, we were delighted to have light weight fighting robot competitions at Gulf Coast MakerCon, courtesy of the USF Robotics Interest Group. This year, we’re excited to be able to kick things up several notches, with new expanded space for matches in...
by tmw2010 | Jan 6, 2015 | DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Young Makers
We’re pleased to announce that Early Bird ticketing is now open for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015! Early Bird Specials run through midnight March 31: $8 per person, ages 13 and up. $25 for a Family/Friend 4-pack (Early Bird special only!). Tickets for children ages...
by tmw2010 | Apr 11, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, Young Makers
Gulf coast MakerCon, Tampa Bay’s 3rd Annual Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit brought everything from Blacksmith Artists, to Electric Race Cars and fighting robots to the Florida Fairgrounds Special Events Center West, at 4800 Highway 301 North in Tampa,...
by tmw2010 | Apr 1, 2014 | 3d printing, Art, DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, Young Makers
It’s an exciting time in Tampa Bay! When we held our first “Makerspace UnConference” at our first Maker festival in 2012, there were no full scale makerspaces in Tampa Bay. The Faulhaber FabLab at the GWIZ Science Museum in Sarasota and Familab in...
by tmw2010 | Mar 25, 2014 | MakerCon, Science, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon is an Affiliate Event of the USA Science & Engineering Festival, and we’re proud to help take our place among events all over the country working together to re-invigorate the interest of our nation’s youth in science, technology,...
by tmw2010 | Mar 13, 2014 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Young Makers
We’ve long been fans of Electrathon racing. Electrathon joined us at our first Maker Faire in 2012, and we’re really happy they’ll be at this year’s event. We talked to Ken Fiallos, the Executive Director and Founder of Electrathon of Tampa...
