Southwest Maker Fest hope to create culture of makers – wrap up

Inventors from across the Valley gathered over the weekend in downtown Mesa for the second annual Southwest Maker Fest. Exhibitors displayed robotics, artistic pieces and more for everyone to come and enjoy. The event has doubled in size and aims to enhance Arizona’s “maker” culture where inventors can gather and collaborate, according to Thomas Sollars, … Read more

New toys emerge at TechShop from National Instruments partnership

Co-written with Becky Brisley National Instruments (NI), a producer of automated equipment and virtual instrumentation software, is partnering with TechShop, a chain of member-based workshop spaces located throughout the country, to provide them with NI’s latest tech tools and training. According to Jon Barbara, general manager for TechShop Chandler, the implementation of the NI equipment … Read more

Southwest Maker Fest starts March 22

The first ever Southwest Maker Fest will take place on March 22 in downtown Mesa and the organizers are taking the “maker” movement to heart as they prepare for the event. “There is a strong group of organizations and individuals in the Valley involved in the maker movement,” said Cindy Ornstein, executive director of the … Read more