Category Archives: Science

Make the Makers: Sumo BrickBots

Posted on March 21, 2018 by tmw2010

We’ll have a variety of robots and autonomous machines on display and operating at Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con, and some interactive opportunities, too, like Sumo BrickBots! Sumo BrickBots is an outreach activity of the Porygon Programmers, a FIRST … Continue reading →

Posted in MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, STEM, Young Makers | Tagged Eric Bosch, FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, Gulf Coast Maker and Comic Con, Porygon Programmers, robotics, Sumo Brickbots, Young Makers | Leave a comment

Meet the Makers: Freak Show Follies

Posted on March 17, 2018 by tmw2010

The Freak Show Follies come to Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018! Stacy Salmon, the mind behind the art, tells us more.

Posted in accessories, Art, Costuming, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Science | Tagged Freak Show Follies, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, makers festival, Stacy Salmon | Leave a comment

Welcome GCMCC Sponsors: USF Connect & the Florida High Tech Corridor

Posted on February 22, 2018 by tmw2010

Each year, almost since the inception of Gulf Coast Maker Con, USF CONNECT and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council have shown their support for the inventive spirit that fuels our Maker community. This year, they’re joining us again and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, Science, Sponsors, STEM | Tagged entrepreneurship, Florida High Tech Corridor, Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con, Sponsors, University of South Florida, USF Connect | Leave a comment

Make it Sky High

Posted on May 4, 2017 by tmw2010

Check out this cool launch footage of the “Don’t Ask” 3D Printed Rocket flying an I303 Cesaroni motor. Filmed with a GoPro Hero 3, video is synchronized with data gathered from an on-board Nexus 4 Android phone. “The phone gathered … Continue reading →

Posted in Drones, Makers, Science | Tagged Bret Schubert, Chris Willingham, Don't Ask Why, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers, NEFAR, Rocketry | Leave a comment

Gulf Coast MakerCon Welcomes Florida High Tech Corridor as 2016 Sponsor!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by tmw2010

Stretching across 23 counties, the Florida High Tech Corridor is “a technology rich region known as much for its legacy in aerospace as it is for its growing prominence in other high tech clusters of innovation such as Modeling and … Continue reading →