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The Do Space Innovation Fellowship helps to create opportunities for local teachers, librarians, and educators to create rapid innovation in Omaha. The fellowships are open to teachers, professors, librarians, library workers, and other educators in the Omaha metro area to help with the exploration of projects related to 3D printing, robotics, and software development. The chosen projects will be...

For her October wedding, Molly knew she wanted lace but it wasn’t fabric that she had in mind. She decided to merge her graphic design skills with Do Space’s laser cutting technology to create intricate and unique accents for her special day. Once she found the perfect lace detailing, it was time for the pin tool. While her graphic design experience prepared her for hours of work with Adobe...

The folks over at Cricut call their new Cricut Maker the “ultimate smart cutting machine”.  It can cut fabrics, leather, sewing patterns, card stock, vinyl and more.  Take a look at their Projects page to see examples of what it can do. I got my feet wet by trying some of the simpler card and vinyl stuff, picking out a couple ready-made projects from Cricut to get started.  I found a...

In many maker spaces, laser cutting and 3D printing are used together in order to create impressive, detailed items and works of art. However, outside the world of makers, many people aren’t sure how the two are different from each other. It’s true that they have some similarities, but laser cutting and 3D printing are actually very different technologies. ... At the end of the...

There is a severe gender gap in the tech industry today. Only 1 in 5 graduates in computer science are women, and just 24% of those working in the tech industry are women. Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization that’s working to close the gender gap by inspiring girls interested in computer science and technology. It hosts clubs all over the U.S. and works with over 40,000 girls...

In the spirit of the "Humans of New York" photo series and social media phenomenon, Do Space is inspired to work with staff and volunteers to create a "Humans of Do Space" series that shares the stories of our members, volunteers, users, and staff. The goal of this effort it to capture the people that are using the space and how it affects their lives. What does it allow them to do? What does it...

A great way to introduce your little one to programming is with the Bee Bot robot.  This tech kit includes a friendly little Bee Bot robot and a mat for him to explore.  But Bee Bot can't explore on his own, he needs to be told where to go and how to move.  By pushing the arrows on his back, you can make Bee Bot move forward or backward and turn to the left or right. Move this little guy from...

Looking for a fun and interesting way to get your kids to do their chores? Check out Chore Wars. Not only can you earn experience points for doing your chores, you can do the chores of others and earn their points for...

Have you ever wanted to learn out how to code? Or try out a try out a new coding language? Do Space will be hosting an Hour of Code™ event–and you’re invited! Hour of Code is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of people to one hour of computer science and computer programming. Anyone can participate by completing a one hour...