Teen MakerBot Prototyping Workshops at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
You might remember a few weeks ago when we announced that the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, had acquired a Thing-O-Matic. Well, registration is now open for a FREE Cooper-Hewitt workshop for teens, focused on prototyping with a MakerBot. Starting on April 30th, the workshop will consist of five hands-on sessions led by MakerBot’s Matt and Mike: four at Tekserve, with a fifth hosted by MakerBot in the BotCave and BotFarm for final prints and critiques.
For more information, take a look at the Cooper-Hewitt posting for the series here. Very limited slots, so register quickly!
Workshop participants will learn to:
- Design and print prototypes in 3-D.
- Use 3-D apps like Rhino, Blender and brand-new Tinkercad. (We are going to tune our choices a bit based on experience of teens participating.)
- Assemble, modify, and troubleshoot Makerbot hardware and software.
Mike and I are looking forward to team teaching this series. Also, we will be sharing our curriculum, tips & tricks, and student models-in-progress with the MakerBot community here and at Thingiverse for those of you who don’t live in NYC and will miss out on this opportunity.
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daniel provder
I just turned 13 two weeks ago and I made my kit this December. What else besides building the MakerBot will there be in the class?