Shiny New Floor

After watching the institutional lino floor in the main lab crumble under our feet exposing the bare concrete it was time to do something. After furniture Jenga and 3 coats of floor paint we have a “new” floor ready to support our hacking.. Thanks to everyone that helped out!

Arduino for Beginners Workshop, Sunday 2nd August 2015

Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous electronics or programming knowledge or experience. Topics covered include: An introduction to Read more about Arduino for Beginners Workshop, Sunday 2nd August 2015[…]

Arduino to Next Level Workshop, November 2014

A one-day Arduino workshop hosted by Edinburgh Hacklab. Following on from Getting Started with Arduino Workshop the workshop assumes some previous knowledge and use of Arduino. If you’ve attended the Arduino workshop at the Hacklab then your ready to continue learning where you left off. Topics covered include: Using a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Saving Read more about Arduino to Next Level Workshop, November 2014[…]

Arduino for Beginners Workshop – Saturday 25th October

Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous electronics or programming knowledge or experience. Topics covered include: An introduction to Read more about Arduino for Beginners Workshop – Saturday 25th October[…]

Show and Tell – Tuesday 16th September

Many people in Hacklab community are working on interesting projects or have something cool that they would to share with others. To give a chance to spread the word we are having a Show and Tell session on Tuesday 16th September from 8pm at the Hacklab It will be pretty informal, each talk will be Read more about Show and Tell – Tuesday 16th September[…]

Arduino for Beginners Workshop – Saturday 7th June

Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous electronics or programming knowledge or experience. Topics covered include: An introduction to Read more about Arduino for Beginners Workshop – Saturday 7th June[…]

Start 2014 with a Edinburgh Hacklab Workshop

We are repeating the very popular Soldering and Arduino workshops in the new year. Ideal as Christmas presents, especially for those often hard-to-buy-for geeks in your family. No previous knowledge of soldering, electronics or programming is required, we start with the basics and help you to learn at your own pace. Soldering Workshop Saturday 11th Read more about Start 2014 with a Edinburgh Hacklab Workshop[…]

Candle Making Basics Workshop, 1st December

Want to make candles, but don’t know where to start? The workshop covers some basic candle making theory before getting your hands dirty making candles. No previous experience is required just come along and have fun! Topics covered will include: Different types of candle and wax How to safely melt and pour wax. Re-using wax Read more about Candle Making Basics Workshop, 1st December[…]

Arduino Workshop – Saturday 23rd November

Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous electronics or programming knowledge or experience. Topics covered include: An introduction to Read more about Arduino Workshop – Saturday 23rd November[…]

Soldering Workshop – Saturday 16 November

We quite often hear people saying “I’d love to get into electronics but i don’t know how to solder” Although you can do lot of electronics including our Arduino Workshop without needing to solder, it quickly becomes a really handy skill to make you own projects and fix/hack electronics. The workshop starts with the absolute Read more about Soldering Workshop – Saturday 16 November[…]