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Arduino Build-a-thon – Electronics Projects – Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 24 March 2017 7:15 PM

Arduino Day is coming up on April 1st. Let’s spend time building projects we can display at a public event we will be hosting for the community!

We will have multiple projects going on at the same time. This event is a great event for peo...Read More


Arduino Build-a-thon and Happy Hour – Final Push – Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 31 March 2017 7:30 PM

Let's finish up all our projects! Bring in the materials you need to finish, and we will help you with your project. We will be starting promptly at 7:30PM and will relocate for happy hour at 9:30PM.


Arduino Day is this Saturday, April...Read More


Arduino Day 2017 - Public Event

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 April 2017 11:00 AM

Organized by:
MoCo Makers (http://www.meetup.com/MoCoMaker)
Montgomery Village Arduino Meetup (Read More


Building an Obstacle Avoiding Robot – Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 April 2017 7:30 PM

Come to an introductory event on building robots using interesting and potentially useful sensors.

We will be focusing on building a robot that detects obstacles using a sound based range sensor: HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Module Distance Sensor fo...Read More


Rockville Science Day

Held by MoCo Makers on 23 April 2017 12:00 PM

We are attending Rockville Science Day, put on the Rockville Science Center. There are around 100 registered exhibitors.


This is their description:


Come and join us at Montgomery College for the 28th annual Rockville Scienc...Read More


Introduction to Raspberry Pi - DIY Electronics - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 April 2017 7:30 PM

Raspberry Pi is a micro-computer that you can get for around $35. But why do you hear about it in the robotics/DIY electronics space?

This event...Read More


Fantastic Motors, and Where to Drive Them - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 May 2017 7:30 PM

Many Makers and hobbyists would like to use microprocessors such as Arduinos and Raspberry Pi's to drive small electric motors.  Such motors come in several varieties, each with its own driving needs and best uses.  We will have a  presentation...Read More


Finite State Machines, How to Create and Use Them - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 12 May 2017 7:30 PM

Come learn about the amazing world of Finite State Machines and how you can use them in your own software projects!


A Finite State Machine, or FSM, is a software model which allows you to create code on any computer platform which can ...Read More


Simple LCD Displays for DIY Electronics - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 19 May 2017 7:30 PM

There are many options when displaying data from your electronics devices. Every electronics system needs an output, and LCDs are versatile, in that they can display arbitrary text to you.

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Basics of 3D Scanning using a normal camera - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 May 2017 7:30 PM

Find out how you can scan anything with a normal camera, or cellphone camera.


Learn how to make 3D models of objects. This simple technique can be the starting point for 3D prints.

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Build a turn table - CNC & 3D Printing - Group Planning, Build, and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 2 June 2017 7:30 PM

We are ready to build something complicated.


Let’s make this: http://spin.media.mit.edu/build

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Learn Surface Mount Soldering - FPGA Board Progress - Popup Event

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 June 2017 7:00 PM

Let's practice soldering on circuit boards. Adding electronics to circuit boards is usually done with through-hole components, or with surface mount components. Surface mount components, which only attach to one side of the board, tend to be small...Read More


Build a turn table - CNC & 3D Printing - Group Build, and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 9 June 2017 7:30 PM

We are ready to build something complicated.


Let’s make this: http://spin.media.mit.edu/build

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Popup Event - Introduction to CNC

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 June 2017 7:00 PM

We will be using a ShopBot CNC in the Rockville Library. We will be attempt to cut acrylic sheets, as well as possibly hard wood.

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Final build - Arduino turn table - CNC & 3D Printing - Group Build, and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 16 June 2017 7:30 PM

We are ready to build something complicated.


Let’s make this: http://spin.media.mit.edu/build

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Introduction to Python Coding - Pi Jam Prep - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 23 June 2017 7:30 PM

An upcoming Raspberry Pi Jam (read tech conference on Raspberry Pi and DIY electronics), is to be put on by Coder Dojo DC, based in Rockville. The MoCo Makers and Pi Masters groups are participating partners. This event promises to be even larger ...Read More


Design an FPGA Programmer with a Raspberry Pi - Pi Jam Prep - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 June 2017 7:30 PM

The big thing coming up is that our community is participating in the Raspberry Pi Jam on July 15th.

We have an open call for people to bring projects/ideas based on the Raspberry Pi that they m...Read More


Raspberry Pi Cluster Computing - Pi Jam Prep - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 July 2017 7:30 PM

Cluster computing allows massively parallel processing. Sometimes this mean enormous productivity gains, but not always. This will be a build event, to prepare for presenting an exhibit on this at the upcoming Raspberry Pi Jam.

A Raspberry ...Read More


Finish Projects Night, open to all Hacking and Making - Pi Jam Prep - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 14 July 2017 7:30 PM

The big thing coming up is that our community is participating in the Raspberry Pi Jam on Saturday, July 15th.

If you plan on attending the Pi Jam, then get on the Waitlist for tickets here:

...Read More


Rockville Raspberry Pi Jam

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 July 2017 1:00 PM

We are also happy to promote an upcoming Raspberry Pi Jam, put on member Frank Hunleth.

You need to get your ticket here:

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Controlling the Raspberry Pi mouse and keyboard from a laptop - Talk - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 21 July 2017 7:30 PM

Run multiple computers from one mouse and keyboard (applies to more than just Raspberry Pi's).

We will explore multiple technologies for being able to control a Graphics based version of Rasbperry Pi without a keyboard and mouse physically ...Read More


Introduction to FGPAs - Verilog Syntax 1 - Beginner Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 July 2017 7:30 PM

We are getting ready to Dive into FPGAs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8POZhFHxBLs

Verilog is an HDL – Hardware Description Language. You use blocks of co...Read More


Youth Event - Modular Electronic Systems - Working Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 29 July 2017 3:15 PM

We will explore how components are used for large systems. The future of electronics and systems design is that more and more things are modular, and systems-level controls play a larger and larger role. This aligns with a subgroup of teaching in ...Read More


FPGA Documentation and Project Discovery - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 11 August 2017 7:30 PM

We are working on documentation and projects for our Fipsy FPGA (the final name now that polling is closed).


Are you curious about this FGPA?
Get an an initial presentation here:

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Glove Sensors Controlling Video Games (and more) + FPGA - Project Dev & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 18 August 2017 7:30 PM

We are going to pair flex sensors with Emulation Station (on a Retro Pi), to be able to play video games with your fingers (all of them).

A flex sensor:


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DIY Glove Controller callibration + FPGA Project Dev & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 September 2017 7:30 PM

At our last meeting we had successful signal passing from our retro pi to our video game emulator. However, some elements where 'off' and need calibration (movements were backward or thresholds are wrong). Let's fix these issues, and spend extra t...Read More


Merging MIDI streams - FPGA Project & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 September 2017 7:30 PM

We are building an MIDI signal merger. MIDI signals are serialized. This project adds an example use case for the Fipsy FPGA our community is developing for Kickstarter. We are looking to document our process, so others can reproduce our project, ...Read More


Merging MIDI streams - Part 2 - FPGA Project & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 September 2017 7:30 PM

We are continuing to building a MIDI signal merger.


At the end of our last meeting, we established an initial block diagram as follows:

I've found th...Read More


Solar Powered DIY Projects - Talk

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 September 2017 7:00 PM

Are your DIY projects tied to the electrical grid, or worse disposable BATTERIES??

Have you heard of this thing called free renewable energy? Do you want in?

Get some useful pointers on powering your project with solar panels. All po...Read More


FPGA Buffers - Part 3 of Merging MIDI Streams - FPGA Project & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 29 September 2017 7:30 PM

Continuing on past UART communications, we will be looking at establishing a Full message buffer, as part of our learning-as-we-go FPGA project: building a MIDI signal merger. 

At the end of our last meeting, we established an initial blo...Read More


Introduction to Version Control - git - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 October 2017 7:30 PM

Trust me when I say, learning git is hard but using it is easy. Once you know git (if you have good teachers like us, it can be learned well enough in a day), you will see what all the hub-bub is about.

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Pipeline Controls - Part 4 of Merging MIDI Streams - FPGA Project & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 13 October 2017 7:30 PM

It is extremely important that we finish this FGPA project this month, so we can launch the Fipsy Kickstarter before winter.

This session we will try to work at the actual 'merger' area, where we will try and turn multiple messages coming i...Read More


Terrifying Jack-O'-Lanterns with Raspberry Pi - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 27 October 2017 7:30 PM

Be prepared for some ghoulish fun, with software, LEDs and some Maker fun:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIv8H7WPfQw

We will work on the above proje...Read More


Preparing for a Kickstarter - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 November 2017 7:30 PM

What are the initial steps in launching a Kickstarter? The bulk of the work should happen prior to launch. But how do you give your message a best-shot?


Come find out, as we discuss a real case in point, through the community developed...Read More


Introduction to Version Control Pt. 2 - git - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 November 2017 7:30 PM

This is a continuation of our prior meetup's discussion on how to use git version control. We will be going back over some the concepts from our prior meetup and introducing more advanced topics that build on those concepts. We will learn how to g...Read More


GPS for DIY Projects

Held by MoCo Makers on 16 November 2017 7:00 PM

In this lecture we will learn how to grab a variety of sensor data from an old Android phone, including GPS. The concepts in this talk will be relevant, even if you are interested in a stand-alone GPS module, like this one: Read More


Broadcast Screens Through WiFi - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 November 2017 7:00 PM

We will be re-creating our own version of what is essentially a generation 1 Chromecast. By that I'm referring to the ability to broadcast the screen of your computer over WiFi to a TV. Who needs wires? Set it and forget it - on the cheap!

...Read More


Fractals - Art Lab & Open Project Time

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 December 2017 7:00 PM

With so much information and misinformation, it's important to remain fractual! Come out to a night of learning to make fractals. Bring Your Laptop!


<...Read More


Microcontrollers - Introductions and Projects

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 December 2017 7:00 PM

We will join the Rockville Science center in offering a monthly topic on Microcontrollers.

This is a great place to bring your projects involving Arduinos, Pi's, Beagles, and other boards. This is for Novice or Advanced users. Learn to prog...Read More


Fusion 360 for CNC Manufacture - First Steps - Open Lab & Exploratory Learning

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 January 2018 7:00 PM

Using Fusion 360 for CNC Manufacture - First Steps

Fusion 360 is a CAD (Computer-aided Design) software. It's pretty nice quality, and supports CAM (Computer-aided Manufacturing). CNC is a useful form of manufacturing, usually it implies a ...Read More


Fusion 360 for CNC Manufacture - Continued Learning - Demo & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 11 January 2018 7:00 PM

Using Fusion 360 for CNC Manufacture

We will continue the process of creating a part for CNC manufacture. We completed Part Design at our last meeting, so we will focus on tool-path creation, and machine operation.

Fusion 360 is a CA...Read More


Grant Writing for Small Community Groups - Guided Working Session

Held by MoCo Makers on 18 January 2018 7:00 PM

We will discuss what Grant Writing looks like for non-for-profit small groups, specically applied to small grant MoCo Makers is looking to complete. For our group, this would be the first of multiple grants we would write.

We will discuss:<...Read More


Microcontrollers - Introductions and Projects

Held by MoCo Makers on 25 January 2018 7:00 PM

We will join the Rockville Science center in offering a monthly topic on Microcontrollers.

More information here: https://www.meetup.com/Rockvi...Read More


Cryptocurrency and Blockchain - Introductions and Staying Safe - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 February 2018 7:00 PM

One of our members will be giving a talk on the cryptocurrency space.

At this talk we will teach people how to safely set up a wallet in the Ethereum network. Wallet creation is the first step to interacting with any blockchain network- but...Read More


Dive into Deep Learning - Neural Networks Introduction - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 February 2018 7:00 PM

One of our members - Ali Talib will be introducing concepts in Deep Learning!

This talk assumes little to no prior knowledge, but come rested as it's still a technical talk.

Neural Networking is hyped as a big thing, and it probably ...Read More


Raspberry Pi Project Demo Night - Group Share & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 February 2018 7:00 PM

This is an evening to bring in the projects you are working on for the Raspberry Pi and show others. If you don’t have a project to show, then it will be an opportunity to learn and get inspiration from what others are doing.
Please bring in...Read More


Spaceblimp Worknight "Meeting"

Held by MoCo Makers on 20 February 2018 7:00 PM

We will join a collaborative effort with HacDC to build a high-altitude balloon, with various payloads.

Quoting from their description:

At this worknight meeting we'll be working in al the critical parts and tools are on-hand, on var...Read More


Microcontrollers - Projects and Open Time

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 February 2018 7:00 PM

Rockville Science Center hosts a monthly topic on Microcontrollers, and we will join them. There is no agenda, just community, sharing, question answering, and hacking!

Details are here:
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Filming our Kickstarter Video - Live Filming and Video Training

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 March 2018 4:00 PM

We will be filming a Kickstarter appeal video for our community-developed FPGA Break out board.

Learn about the FPGA breakout board here:
https://www.mocomakers.com/fips...Read More


Deep Learning - Tensorflow and neural networks - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 March 2018 7:00 PM

Ali Talib will be exploring Tensorflow paired with Keras, a powerful library for deep learning and neural networks.

Note at this event:
-There will be a practical program demo
-Participants are asked to bring cat and dog picturesRead More


Kickstarter Launch Party!!! Fipsy FPGA - Learn about FPGAs

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 March 2018 7:00 PM

Join us for a Kickstarter Launch Party!

Our community has worked hard, and our manufacturing partner, Allied Components has been amazing!

With the upfront work for the Kickstarter in the rear-view mirror, let’s celebrate how we:Read More


Introduction to Networking - Layered Protocols - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 March 2018 7:00 PM

Community member Jennifer Walker will be giving an introduction to IP networking.

This will be a great opportunity to learn about the magic that happens behind the scenes each time you press 'Enter' on a URL.

We will attempt to cover...Read More


Microcontrollers - Projects and Open Time

Held by MoCo Makers on 29 March 2018 7:00 PM

The last Thursday of every month the Rockville Science Center hosts a monthly topic on Microcontrollers. We will join them. There is no agenda, just community, sharing, question answering, and hacking!

This is a great place to bring your pr...Read More


Building Executables: An Arduino Programmer for the Fipsy FPGA - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 April 2018 7:00 PM

We are covering an applied example of a cross-technology project intended for end-users. Specifically, we are building a programmer that will work on Windows/Linux/Mac with an Arduino (connected by USB) to program a Fipsy FPGA (from a text file on...Read More


Introduction to 3D Printing - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 12 April 2018 7:00 PM

This event will be a primer on proper use of the 3D printer, an overview of key software, and best practices. In particular, we will focus on printing for quantity, and plating your pieces.

We will be creating pieces for an old board game t...Read More


Introduction to Soldering - Lab & Open Time

Held by MoCo Makers on 19 April 2018 7:00 PM

Come out for a hands-on introduction to electronics soldering. We will talk about various methods of soldering – through hole, and surface mount.

Soldering irons will be available for practice, so bring your projects if you have any.

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Open Time & Equipment

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 April 2018 7:00 PM

Dave of RSC has stepped up and will be hosting an Open Lab session. Bring your own projects, use the 3D printers, or spend time discussing/researching projects.

If you want a project, one of the sensors on a 3D printer seems not to be worki...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How an AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 29 April 2018 3:00 PM

We want to grow an AI community in the Studio i Makerspace. Join us for these special talks with their own day and time.

We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels. We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help i...Read More


Dive into Arduino Coding - Pointers on Pointers

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 May 2018 7:00 PM

Dive into coding for Arduino – a programming based on C/C++
We will discuss the concepts used in C, and what is special about Arduino.

We will do this by showcasing the Arduino programmer our community developed – used to program an...Read More


Arduino Build-A-Thon

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 May 2018 7:00 PM

Get prepped for Arduino Day 2018 – this Sunday:
https://www.meetup.com/MoCoMakers/events/250310324/

Arduino Day is an opportunity for our community to...Read More


Arduino Day 2018 - Public Event

Held by MoCo Makers on 13 May 2018 1:30 PM

Organized by:
MoCo Makers (http://www.meetup.com/MoCoMaker)
Montgomery Village Arduino Meetup (Read More


Digging into Diodes - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 May 2018 7:00 PM

Walk, do not run, to this amazing one-way road to diode mastery!

Diodes are critical components in modern electronics, and are a fundamental basis for all kinds of circuits. They types of diodes have been diversifying lately, and include al...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 20 May 2018 1:00 PM

Session 2

In this meetup, we shall

1) Recap
2) Basic Keras CNN models
3) Basic Transfer Learning
4) Adversarial Examples ( Adversarial Attacks on CNN)

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
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Exploring Drag Knife Mods for a CNC to Vinyl Cutter

Held by MoCo Makers on 24 May 2018 7:00 PM

We are interested in making a Vinyl Cutter out of our friendly neighborhood ShopBot CNC.

Here are the kinds of things a vinyle cutter can do:
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Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 May 2018 3:00 PM

This session
1) Shallow tensorflow-keras model for MNIST
2)Dense Tensorflow Keras model for MNIST
3) User drawn single digit numeral eg for MNIST
4) TensorFlow-Keras Model for Cat Vs Dogs data
5) Adversarial Examples

We ...Read More


Launching the Vinyl Cutter and Creating Decals - Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 31 May 2018 7:00 PM

Our drag knife vinyl cutter attachment is in, and it will enable us to use our CNC as a Vinyl Cutter.

Let’s shore up the peripheral needed to attach the drag knife to the CNC, and start working on an LED backlit sign/decal for MoCo Makers...Read More



Building a non-conventional frame – Crafting & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 June 2018 7:00 PM

Let’s build a table top frame to display our Logo.

What’s ‘easiest’ for us to accomplish with the tools on and is two clear pieces of plastic bolted together, similar to this:

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Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 June 2018 3:00 PM

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help in guiding our beginner AI & DL Enthusiasts.

In this se...Read More


The Standard Model for Elementary Particles - Theoretical Physics & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 14 June 2018 7:00 PM

What is below a proton?

Let's explore the structure of the Standard Model a bit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model

This will be a difficult t...Read More


Vinyl T-Shirt Decals - Put You Logo on a T-Shirt - Crafting & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 21 June 2018 7:00 PM

It's T-shirt weather! Why not make your own T-shirt?

We will turn vectors into an iron on decal for a shirt.

The effect should be similar to this:
https://bit.ly/2tjG67V

...Read More


Introduction to Transistors - Talk (FPGA Series) & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 June 2018 7:00 PM

Ever heard of transistors? Well…. They are kinda sorta almost important for digital circuits (read, the digital revolution wouldn’t exist without them).

Really understanding the transistor will be the foundation for understanding how al...Read More


Atoms to Algorithms – Foundational Talk (FPGA Series) & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 July 2018 7:00 PM

Find out what is the at the belly of modern digital processing. We will discuss AND, OR, NOT in terms of transistors and basic electronics, and build that up to a calculator!

Wohoo for science!

Understanding these principals will be ...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 July 2018 3:00 PM

MeetUp Topics

1) Adversarial Example, create an adversarial example using our Clothes data and Model.

2) Defense against Adversarial Examples.

3) Generative Adversarial Example.

I have created a GITHUB( Read More


Fipsy Envelope Stuff-A-Thon - Working Session

Held by MoCo Makers on 11 July 2018 7:00 PM

Are you interested in the fascinating topic of Manual Labor???

It's this whole non-automated approach to business that could change everything.

Think: high effort, long hours, repetitive tasks, and lots of human toil!

Come to ...Read More


Low-Level Custom Computer Design - Group Exploration & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 12 July 2018 7:00 PM

We will explore a potential new hardware project, and probe for some low-level knowledge about custom computer systems such as:

When do you need to write your own drivers?
What do minimum Linux hardware/circuit boards look like?
Wha...Read More


The Circuit Boards Behind Linux - Group Exploration & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 19 July 2018 7:00 PM

Come out to a cool slightly advanced look at the PCB circuit boards that are minimally required to run a Linux operating system. We will explore the designs for System-on-Module (SOM) boards that are open-hardware provided by Olimex - Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 July 2018 3:00 PM

Topic:
1) Recap of Previous Topics
2) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANS)

Previous Presentations code:
https://github.com/AliAsgerTalib-AI
.

We wa...Read More


USB Protocol in Hardware - Group Talk

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 July 2018 7:00 PM

We will look at what the hardware of USB looks like at the circuit level.

There differences in USB 1 and 2 and the new USB 3. There is also a Type C port that is reversible.

Ever wondered what's below an opperating system driver. So ...Read More


Putting LEDs in Backwards – Using Light for Communication!

Held by MoCo Makers on 2 August 2018 7:00 PM

Come to this introductory talk where we break down some of your assumptions about LEDs, as in they are only useful for outputting light right? Nope, not quite.. put them in backwards and something cool happens. Come to this talk to learn how to pu...Read More


Introduction to Verilog - Fipsy FPGA Series

Held by MoCo Makers on 9 August 2018 7:00 PM

Verilog is a hardware description language that we use in our Fipsy FGPA examples.

The Fipsy FPGA is a break-out board for a Lattice MachXO2 FPGA chip that our community successfully put on Kickstarter:
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Maker Project Work Time - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 16 August 2018 7:00 PM

A number of people have projects they are working on. Sometimes you just need time to grind through:

This is your motivation to get something done, in a 1 hour 45 minute window of collaboration and work facilities.

Keep in mind the s...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 19 August 2018 3:00 PM

Agenda:

1) Preview of all that we have done in CNN
With this presentation, we will revise on CNN, go thru many practical examples.
2 Basics of Face Identification.

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.Read More


Maker Project Work Time - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 23 August 2018 7:00 PM

A number of people have projects they are working on. Sometimes you just need time to grind through:

This is your motivation to get something done, in a 1 hour 45 minute window of collaboration and work facilities.

Keep in mind the s...Read More


Two Projects: Hacking a Turn Table & Encryption Microchips – Talks & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 August 2018 7:00 PM

We will revisit an old Community project – the MoCo Maker Turn Table, a derivative of the MIT Spin turn table:

http://spin.media.mit.edu/

Let’s verify what we currently h...Read More


Maker Project Work Time - Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 September 2018 7:00 PM

A number of people have projects they are working on. Sometimes you just need time to grind through:

This is your motivation to get something done, in a 1 hour 45 minute window of collaboration and work facilities.

Keep in mind the s...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 September 2018 3:00 PM

TOPICS,

We have been learning about CNN for the past few months. Time to move on to other interesting projects using CNN.

1) Basic White Blood Cell Classifier
2) DOG Breed Classifier.
3) Take away Project. ( you can say its H...Read More


Solar tracking and ther solar measurements - Applied Hardware/Software

Held by MoCo Makers on 20 September 2018 7:00 PM

We are fortunate to have Paul Arveson presenting key concepts of solar tracking and measurements. Paul is a community member and Director at Solar Household Energy - http://www.she-inc.org/ T...Read More


Coding Night & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 27 September 2018 7:00 PM

Come work on your coding project, or help out with our community-developed project: a solar tracking turn table

Get details on our Solar Tracker project here:
www.mocomakers.com/wiki/solar-tracking/

The solar tracker project uses...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 September 2018 3:00 PM

This Event Topic

Object Detection Basics
Region Based Object Detectors: R-CNN
Single shot Object Detectors: YOLO algorithm and sample code ( next session)

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We wel...Read More


Solar Competition Team Formation - Quick Starter Session

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 October 2018 6:00 PM

Fellow Makers, let’s revolutionize solar energy harvesting!

With the impetus of a $3 Million dollar prize pool, let’s enter a Solar Technology competition:
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DIY Reflow Ovens - Soldering Circuit Boards at Home - Demonstration Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 October 2018 7:00 PM

Victor Morrow will guide us through some applied experience with creating a circuit board. In particular we will explore how to solder surface mount components onto a PCB, at home.

There are great options ordering small batches of circuit b...Read More


Self-Propelling Spheres – Design Explorations & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 11 October 2018 7:00 PM

At this meetup we will consider what designs considerations are important to building a self-propelling sphere. I envision two 3D printed hemi-spheres, with some to be identified electronics, that can propel a ball.. ideally by remote control/Blue...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 14 October 2018 3:00 PM

Topic:-

Object Detection
Sample Code

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help in guiding ...Read More


Exploring IoT Encryption Chip ECC508 Configuration - Group Study & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 18 October 2018 7:00 PM

Securing Microcontrollers and IoT devices is not trivial. However the risks of everything being connected posses real world risk. Case in point – what about the casino that got hacked through a thermometer in a fish tank - Read More


MoCoMaKey Time - Open Development Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 25 October 2018 7:00 PM

Hello all, come out to an informal night for crafting and making. Use our equipment, 3D printer, CNC, etc..

We will be offering mentoring on Kickstarter, product design, and technical troubleshooting.

We will also continue to push on...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 October 2018 3:00 PM

Topic:

U-NET
U-NET Demo

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help in guiding our beginner ...Read More


Coding Night & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 November 2018 7:00 PM

Come work on your coding project. We will be pushing on software for the Crypto Hidekey chip, bringing the public into Google Cloude for IoT.

We also still need help with our solar tracking turn table.

Get details on our Solar Tracke...Read More


Maryland Maker Day

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 November 2018 1:00 PM

Come celebrate a passion for making, with Maryland Maker Day!
MoCo Makers is participating in the Maryland STEM Festival - http://marylandstemfestival.org/ - there are activities...Read More


Flexible DIY Cases/Bases/Enclosures – Crafting & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 November 2018 7:00 PM

One of the single most common needs for a project near the end of it design step is an enclosure. This is a point where off-the-shelf solutions stink, because every project’s form is different.

We introduce a reusable method for designing...Read More


MoCo Makers Group

Held by MoCo Makers on 15 November 2018 7:00 PM

Topics vary every week, or sometimes we have open project time. All skill levels are encouraged to come, and a culture of cooperation is important to us.

Topics we've covered in the past include:
-3D Printing
-Circuit board designRead More


Introduction to Makefiles - Compiling C++ Projects - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 29 November 2018 7:00 PM

Compiling one C/C++ file is easy, but what happens when your project includes many subdirectories. Let’s explore the use of the ‘make’ command common when compiling projects.

We will explore a Makefile, and various syntax, as applied ...Read More


Holiday Project - Hack into a Commercial LED Strip - Group Project & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 December 2018 7:00 PM

With the holidays coming up, wouldn't it be nice to have a custom color light show? With cheap multi-color LED strips, this is now easier than ever. While cheap strips often have pre-built controllers, I suspect they are easy enough to hack into! ...Read More


Continued - Hack into a Commercial LED Strip - Group Project & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 13 December 2018 7:00 PM

We will continue building a programmed LED strip. We will explore how a resistor can control the 12V circuit, and how to use Python to do a complex light display.

With cheap multi-color LED strips, this is now easier than ever. While cheap ...Read More


Electronics Tear Down Night - Group Tear Down & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 January 2019 7:00 PM

Let’s break into, expose, and understand the internals of some modern electronics. We have remote controls, printers, televisions, and more to chose from. Let’s crack something open and learn what things are - system and component wise.

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Building an Operation System for Hello World - Part 1 - Talk and Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 January 2019 7:00 PM

Let's build an Operating System that prints out hello world. Can we do it? Let's try.

We will focus on operating system principles after the BIOS and bootloader (GRUB) steps. Later on, we may attempt our own OS bootloader!

Let's get ...Read More


Building a Mobile App for Android and iOS - Part 1 - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 January 2019 7:00 PM

We will practice building a mobile app that display's Rockville Science Center's calendar of events from Meetup.com

We will use Ionic, a mobile framework that allows the same app to run on Android, iOS, and Windows.

This will leverag...Read More


Mobile App Design - Part 2 - Digging Into The Ionic Menu - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 24 January 2019 7:00 PM

We are digging into the Ionic code base to begin creating a calendar and event notification app (that display's Rockville Science Center's calendar of events from Meetup.com)

We will start by grabbing all Meetup events, and listing them as ...Read More


Mobile App Design - Part 3 - Linking in an API - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 31 January 2019 7:00 PM

We are digging into the Ionic code base to begin creating a calendar and event notification app (that display's Rockville Science Center's calendar of events from Meetup.com)

At this talk, we will be working directly with the Meetup.com API...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 February 2019 3:00 PM

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help in guiding our beginner AI & DL Enthusiasts.

What you n...Read More


Reverse Engineering - An Applied Group Task & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 February 2019 7:00 PM

We need a stable electronic lift! We HAVE ONE! We think… okay so it’s a random component we pulled from the scrap pile, but we can make it better, faster, stronger. Okay that’s wrong too, but we *hopefully* can make it functional again. We p...Read More


Project build night & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 14 February 2019 7:00 PM

Every so often us Makers just need a time to catch up on old projects. This evening is one of those opportunities.

If you don't have a project, there is a commercial Bluetooth device you can take apart and try to fix.

Matt will be wo...Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 February 2019 3:00 PM

We are going to continue with our Situational Awareness for a Blind Person -Think Tank project.

Form Self Organizing teams or work Solo, to create product ideas, on how you will give Situational Awareness to a Blind Person.
We will then...Read More


Electrical Power Grids - Exporation & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 21 February 2019 7:00 PM

How do modern power grids work, and what are key system? Let's see if we can research this topic. Electrical distribution is the lifeblood of electronics. What are pain points, and opportunities in working with the modern grid.

Congratulati...Read More


MoCo Maker Strategic Planning - What do you want from a MakerSpace community?

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 February 2019 7:00 PM

Let’s take appraisal of everything MoCo Makers does, and what plans we have coming up. This is a good opportunity to propose something to the MoCo Makers community. What do you want from a MakerSpace community?

Possible topics include:Read More


Convolutions Neural Networks..... How a AI program recognizes a Dog from a Cat

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 March 2019 3:00 PM

Agenda:
Introduction to openAI GYM

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help in guiding our begin...Read More


LED Mechanical Flower Build - Group Build & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 March 2019 7:00 PM

Let's follow the guide for the Ever Blooming Mechanical Tulip, and craft a beautiful piece of interactive art:

https://www.instructables.com/id/Eve...Read More


Pi Day with MoCo Makers - 3.141592653589793...

Held by MoCo Makers on 14 March 2019 7:00 PM

Come look at software algorithms that solve for pi – π to arbitrary lengths. We will bust out our mathematics and computer science skills and enjoy the wonders of pi.

Also come see off Thomas before his move, as he gets an achievement aw...Read More


Introductory Reinforcement Learning Series

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 March 2019 3:00 PM

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusiasts from all experience levels We encourage experts or more experienced members to join, and help in guiding our beginner AI & DL Enthusiasts.

What you n...Read More


Destruction of the Toys – Or how we build a robot – Group Project

Held by MoCo Makers on 21 March 2019 7:00 PM

We want a robot that moves, watches, listens… We will give the robot a face, and people will talk with it! Science fiction? No. I’m talking about a teleconferencing robot.

See: https://...Read More


Destruction of the Toys – Or how we build a robot – Group Project

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 March 2019 7:00 PM

We want a robot that moves, watches, listens… We will give the robot a face, and people will talk with it! Science fiction? No. I’m talking about a teleconferencing robot.

See: https://...Read More


Introductory Reinforcement Learning Series

Held by MoCo Makers on 31 March 2019 3:00 PM

RL Session 4:
1) Wrap up Markow Decision Process, Q-Learning
2) Introduce DQN (Deep Query Networks)
3) Explore Moutaincar-v0 models on OPENAI Gym

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.
We welcome enthusi...Read More


Destruction of the Toys – Or how we build a robot – Group Project

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 April 2019 7:00 PM

We want a robot that moves, watches, listens… We will give the robot a face, and people will talk with it! Science fiction? No. I’m talking about a teleconferencing robot.

See: https://...Read More


Destruction of the Toys – Or how we build a robot – Group Project

Held by MoCo Makers on 11 April 2019 7:00 PM

We want a robot that moves, watches, listens… We will give the robot a face, and people will talk with it! Science fiction? No. I’m talking about a teleconferencing robot.

See: https://...Read More


Destruction of the Toys – Or how we build a robot – Group Project

Held by MoCo Makers on 18 April 2019 7:00 PM

We want a robot that moves, watches, listens… We will give the robot a face, and people will talk with it! Science fiction? No. I’m talking about a teleconferencing robot.

See: https://...Read More


Torque You Dork! Get to know the math..

Held by MoCo Makers on 25 April 2019 7:00 PM

We need to understand Torque, because it is a key metric in picking a motor for DIY projects. We are looking to buy a more powerful motor, but how powerful?

Come find out what this means:
- 4.47 oz-in
- 600G.CM
- 6N.m

Thi...Read More


Rockville Science Day

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 April 2019 12:00 PM

Come join Rockville Science Center at Montgomery College for the 30th annual Rockville Science Day, featuring a variety of science and technology-related exhibits, activities, games and demos.

MoCo Makers has an exhibit in the large gym - P...Read More


Introductory Reinforcement Learning Series

Held by MoCo Makers on 28 April 2019 3:00 PM

This presentation will focus on
DQN - Deep Q-Network
Time permitting, we may briefly touch
Double Q Learning
Dueling DQN
Member Presentation of pybullet/Maze code ( if any)

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Sc...Read More


Oscilloscopes - New and Old - Green lines of nerdyness

Held by MoCo Makers on 2 May 2019 7:00 PM

There is something about an old oscilloscope that makes me wants to laugh maniacally. We are very fortunate to have a guest speaker introduce the bells and whistles of old and new oscilloscopes.

What do the knobs do, what do the screens do,...Read More


Streaming Video in HTML5

Held by MoCo Makers on 9 May 2019 7:00 PM

Web browsers now play videos natively.. (do you remember the days when you needed a Flash Player?).

That's great for video formats that are pre-recorded, eg. MP4..

What streaming video formats area available, and how does that work? ...Read More


Introductory Reinforcement Learning Series

Held by MoCo Makers on 12 May 2019 3:00 PM

This presentation will focus on
DQN - Deep Q-Network
Teach A DQN, to learn to play Doom

Time permitting, we may briefly touch
Double Q Learning
Dueling DQN

We want to grow an AI community in Rockville Science Space.Read More


Collecting Cash Online - Modern Payment Processors and Considerations

Held by MoCo Makers on 16 May 2019 7:00 PM

The landscape of getting paid is chaging. Call it fin-tech, e-commerce, or just plain checkout. Depending on what you want to do, things are either super easy, or super hard.

This talk focuses on elements of web-design, and mobile-app desig...Read More


Introduction to Resistors

Held by MoCo Makers on 23 May 2019 7:00 PM

Resistance is not Futile, if we take a moment to learn about. At least as far as 21st century circuits are concerned.

The simple resistor is the linch-pin of zillions of circuit designs, but do we really understand it. How does it work, how...Read More


Project Time

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 May 2019 7:00 PM

Let's spend time pushing on our projects. Get help from a community of makers, or use the equipment in the Studio i Makerspace!

We have knowledgeable experts, and a supportive culture. All talent levels are welcome.

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Touchscreen LCD and Beaglebone Black – Group Start-up Development

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 June 2019 7:00 PM

Our primary topic is helping MoCo Maker member Cheryl with her hardware/software start-up. We will assist in building a proof-of-concept prototype for a medical device. This first session will involve setting up a Beaglebone Black with a Linux sys...Read More


Science Talk - The Forces of Planet Creation

Held by MoCo Makers on 13 June 2019 7:00 PM

How many forces of nature can we name, on our way from Big Bang to planet formation!

Let's have a for-fun talk discussing planet formation, the aggregation of matter, and how small physics is a big deal.

Let's talk about how dust bec...Read More


Inside Car Transmissions - Talk & Open Lab

Held by MoCo Makers on 20 June 2019 7:00 PM

What in the Newtonian physics is going inside a car Transmission?!

Special speaker William will be dissecting the innards, and operation of modern car transmissions. This is a good introduction to optimized gearing, power transfer systems, ...Read More


Touch Screen Displays and Servers

Held by MoCo Makers on 27 June 2019 7:00 PM

We are helping MoCo Maker member Cheryl build a prototype – now with a working and tested touch-screen display running on a Beagle Bone Black – we will turn to a full-screen, multi-button interface.
There are many ways to handle this proje...Read More


Turing’s Paper - On computable numbers...

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 May 2020 7:00 PM

We will work through the paper:
On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem

By Alan Turing.

https://www.cs.virginia....Read More


Webinar - Planks Constant and Energy

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 May 2020 7:00 PM

We will discuss what Planck’s constant is, how it was derived, and show a cool way to calculate this value at home.

This talk will explore the fundamentals of energy, and be a preface for any future talk on the physics of quantum.

...Read More


Introductory Quantum Programming Series Session 11

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 May 2020 1:30 PM

Session 11

RSA
Factorization of Prime
Shor algorithm overview
Fourier transformation -David/Steve

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Webinar - Happy Plant Structures - DIY Projects

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 May 2020 7:00 PM

We will discuss crafty ways to build planters, food gardens, and unique outdoor displays using the tools common to DIY Projects.

Enjoy this inspirational talk on the kinds of plant-inspired designs one can make. All skill levels are welcome...Read More


Webinar - Micromagnetics - Nano-oscillators (Physics Talk)

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 June 2020 7:00 PM

Nano-oscillators are new silicon chip compatible electric components that are capable of doing interesting computations in novel ways.

Come get an intro to this topic. Later, we will try and get a guest speaker to introduce some research in...Read More


Introductory Quantum Programming Series Session 11

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 June 2020 1:30 PM

Session 11

RSA
Factorization of Prime
Shor algorithm overview
Fourier transformation -David/Steve

Read More


Webinar - eCVT: The inner Workings of Toyota's Efficient Transmission

Held by MoCo Makers on 12 June 2020 7:00 PM

In this session, we'll explore the inner workings of the eCVT in the Toyota Prius and how it contributes to its overall efficiency.

Join us at:
https://meet.jit.si/mocomakersRead More


Makers' Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 19 June 2020 7:00 PM

Just a social for like minded people.

To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Web Talk - Debugging a Python Websocket on a Server

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 June 2020 7:00 PM

MoCo Maker member Peter requested an assist in getting https working in regards to a custom python server. Let's learn about server configuration, security certificates, and python as part of a practical debugging effort.

We will meet onlin...Read More


Talking Tech - Social Webinar

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 July 2020 7:00 PM

A variety of our members have projects that are works in progress. Let's update each other on what we are working on, and do group brainstorming.

We will meet online at:
https:/...Read More


Docker, Vagrant, Virtual Machines - Practical Inception Technologies - Webinar

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 July 2020 7:00 PM

Okay, there are easy and hard topics when it comes to virtual machines and containers. I'm still getting up to speed on many of the newest concepts in containers.

That said, let me pass on what I know about Docker, and Vagrant. Docker is a ...Read More


Patient-Specific Medical Devices and Procedures – Research Talk – Webinar

Held by MoCo Makers on 24 July 2020 7:00 PM

Fellow Makers, please join us for a very important talk with a guest speaker Star Kim, a PhD Candidate at JHU. Star will take us through her dissertation work on optimizing a medical procedure using 3D modeling, hemodynamics, virtual reality, and ...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 31 July 2020 7:00 PM

Just a social for like minded people.

To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 August 2020 7:00 PM

Just a social for like minded people.

To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 14 August 2020 7:00 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types.

To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 September 2020 7:00 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types.

To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Vortices of Light and Matter Waves

Held by MoCo Makers on 11 September 2020 8:00 PM

One of our long time members, Robert, have found this event and shared it with us. Here's the link to that Meetup event:

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 2 October 2020 7:00 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Automation in Marketing - Mini-Maker Topic

Held by MoCo Makers on 23 October 2020 7:00 PM

We will give a high-level overview on modern digital marketing techniques related to automation. This will include automating e-mail, digital targeting techniques, social media campaigns, multi-touch campaigns, and more.

While not an exhaus...Read More


Project Structures for Code - Pro Development - Mini-Maker Topic

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 October 2020 7:30 PM

There is a missing ingredient professional developers learn that isn’t taught well when you are learning about coding. Many places will teach the syntax of a programming language, but when you look at projects on GitHub, there are way more files...Read More


Fipsy FPGA – the FPGA targeting Makers - Mini-Maker Topic

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 November 2020 7:30 PM

We will do another intro talk to the concept of FPGAs, and leverage our Fispy FPGA as a learning aid. We will work through some Verilog design structures, and practices as we learn how FPGAs can accomplish arbitrary digital processing – at hardw...Read More


Cozy Curvy – A Crowdfunding Page Breakdown - Mini-Maker Topic

Held by MoCo Makers on 13 November 2020 7:00 PM

We will showcase the current version of our crowdfunding page, and request community feedback. Help us craft better messaging, and broaden our appeal. The Cozy Curvy is a community supported project, for MoCo Maker member Tim Murphy. It is a paten...Read More


Green Energy and Environmentalist Topics - Mini-Maker Topic

Held by MoCo Makers on 13 November 2020 7:30 PM

Open-table discussion on the current state of Green Energy, and Ecological issues. We can discuss what trends are working, what trends are emerging, and what needs to change.

Topics to explore include:
- ecological crowdfunding
- so...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 December 2020 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 January 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce tha...Read More


Maker Social, version 1.1

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 January 2021 7:00 PM

Just a chance to meet online with folks we haven't seen or talked to in a while.

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 February 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce that its K...Read More


Gravity for Spacecraft Maneuvers - Space - Learning Series/Webinar

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 February 2021 7:30 PM

"Houston, we need a Slingshot maneuver." - Some hyper-intelligent space monkey crew, probably

Join us for a talk by MoCo Maker member Thomas Rackers on the topic of Gravity Assist for space probes.

Many probes launched from Earth to ...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 March 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce that its K...Read More


Cube Satellites – Tech Talk

Held by MoCo Makers on 26 March 2021 7:30 PM

Join us for an introduction to cubesats – presented by the student-run nonprofit blair3sat. MoCo Maker member Michael will present fundamentals of cubesats, and their project – designing a cubesat to study the ionosphere. Michael will go into ...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 2 April 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce that its K...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 7 May 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce that its K...Read More


Quantum Gravity at PSW - Science, Engineering, Technology, Astronomy, and more

Held by MoCo Makers on 4 June 2021 8:00 PM

Check out this Meetup with PSW - Science, Engineering, Technology, Astronomy, and more

https://meetu.ps/e/K2XB6/1S4Kk/d

RSVP at the above link!

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MIT Hacking Medicine - Hack for RARE 2021

Held by MoCo Makers on 8 June 2021 12:00 PM

Event description courtesy of Captial Area BioSpace:
https://www.meetup.com/CapitalAreaBioSpace/events/278485410/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND T...Read More


Introduction to Neurofibromatosis - Team Building - MIT Hackathon

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 June 2021 7:30 PM

MoCo Makers and the Captial Area BioSpace are parterning to put a team together for 2021 Hack for Rare – an event put on by MIT Hacking Medicine and the Children's Tumor Foundation.

We intend to pick a hard problem and solve it, as a team...Read More


Hack for RARE 2021 Webinar #2: Desmoid Tumor Patient Case

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 June 2021 9:00 PM

Event hosted in partnership with Captial Area BioSpace (CABS) and Rockville Science Center (RSC)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE GO HERE: h...Read More



Introduction to Desmoid Tumors - Hack4RARE - Team Building

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 June 2021 7:30 PM

MoCo Makers, Captial Area BioSpace, and Rockville Science Center have partnered to put a team together for the 2021 Hack4RARE event - targeting rare genetic conditions. This event is is put on by MIT Hacking Medicine and the Children's Tumor Found...Read More


Maker Social, version 1.1

Held by MoCo Makers on 18 June 2021 7:00 PM

Just a chance to meet online with folks we haven't seen or talked to in a while.

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Investigating Desmoid Tumors - Hack4RARE - Team Building

Held by MoCo Makers on 1 July 2021 7:30 PM

We will go deeper into exploring the Desmoid Tumor mechanisms and therapies, in preparation for a collaboration with People for Rare. We are using the medical mystery case of a patient, who has share full medical history. This is chance to put on ...Read More


Rare Genetic Disorder - Working Session - Hack4RARE (Online)

Held by MoCo Makers on 10 July 2021 2:00 PM

MoCo Makers, Captial Area BioSpace, and Rockville Science Center have partnered to put a team together for the 2021 Hack4RARE event - targeting rare genetic conditions. We are exploring a type of tumor - Desmoid Tumors.

Hack4Rare is put on ...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 16 July 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce that its K...Read More


Rare Genetic Disorder - Working Session - Hack4RARE (Online)

Held by MoCo Makers on 17 July 2021 2:00 PM

MoCo Makers, Captial Area BioSpace, and Rockville Science Center have partnered to put a team together for the 2021 Hack4RARE event - targeting rare genetic conditions. We are exploring a type of tumor - Desmoid Tumors.

Hack4Rare is put on ...Read More


Rare Genetic Disorder - Working Session - Hack4RARE (Online)

Held by MoCo Makers on 24 July 2021 2:00 PM

MoCo Makers, Captial Area BioSpace, and Rockville Science Center have partnered to put a team together for the 2021 Hack4RARE event - targeting rare genetic conditions. We are exploring a type of tumor - Desmoid Tumors.

Hack4Rare is put on ...Read More


Tesla Turbine (No, not that Tesla)

Held by MoCo Makers on 30 July 2021 7:30 PM

We are talking about the Tesla turbine, a bladeless turbine invented by Nikola Tesla.

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Rare Genetic Disorder - Working Session - Hack4RARE (Online)

Held by MoCo Makers on 31 July 2021 2:00 PM

MoCo Makers, Captial Area BioSpace, and Rockville Science Center have partnered to put a team together for the 2021 Hack4RARE event - targeting rare genetic conditions. We are exploring a type of tumor - Desmoid Tumors.

Hack4Rare is put on ...Read More


Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 6 August 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers Also, Tim and Matt has been working on the Cozy Curvy pillow project, and I'm glad to announce that its K...Read More


Maker Social, version 1.2

Held by MoCo Makers on 22 October 2021 7:00 PM

Just a chance to meet online with folks we haven't seen or talked to in a while. (Actually we haven't done one of these since August. >_< )

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 5 November 2021 7:30 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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Maker Social

Held by MoCo Makers on 3 December 2021 7:00 PM

A meetup for tech and DIY types. To join, go to https://meet.jit.si/mocomakers

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