NEWS
The eSmart Deconstruction Zone @ MakerCon!
We'll have a lot of great partners sharing programs, resources and activities at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2025. One of them is eSmart Recycling, who will be hosting their ever popular "Kids Deconstruction Zone." This isn’t your typical tech exhibit. The Kids Deconstruction...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2025 Set for May 31 at the Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen!
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2025 will be held at the Yuengling Draft Haus and Kitchen on May 31. The event will be free and open to the public, and in this beautiful new venue will offer a fun and engaging day for all! Our full exhibitor registration will open soon, but in...
It’s Showtime: Check out Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024 Exhibitors and Activities!
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...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet AMRoC Fab Lab Young Innovators Challenge Finalists!
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 Inventors...
MakerCon Community Partner Spotlight: Meet Scoutlier
Scoutlier is an AMRoC Fab Lab Community Partner, and works collaboratively with the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation and AMRoC to bring accessible STEM education programming to University Area and Tampa Bay youth at the Fab Lab. Scoutlier is also a vital...
MakerCon Community Partner Spotlight: Meet PLUGHITZ!
We don't give this awesome company a big enough shout-out each year but we want to this year! PLUGHITZ Corporation is a Tampa Bay media company covering the worlds of gadgets, gaming, the internet and media, PLUGHITZ Live produces live and syndicated content across...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet My Tobbies Toys and Hobbies
One of AMRoC Fab Lab's awesome down-the-mall-hall neighbors is My Tobbies Toys and Hobbies, and this year they're front and center, literally, at Gulf Coast MakerCon, with a sampling of their signature MTRC Raceway: Florida’s first dedicated climate controlled Mini-Z...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Forge Social Gaming Center
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 be open...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Bits4Bots!
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 or home...
MakerCon Community Partner Spotlight: Thank You Sprouts Farmers Market!
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 providing...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Kids Doing Business Academy Prep
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...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Pasco County Libraries Makerspaces!
Pasco County Libraries has makerspaces in several of their branches, and we're happy to shine the MakerCon Spotlight on this innovative, visionary library system! Discover, Create, and Innovate at Pasco County Libraries’ Makerspaces! Hands-On Discovery: Unleash your...