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MIT Innovation Node works at MakerBay

It was a great honour for MakerBay to host MIT Innovation Node in its first year of existence in Hong Kong. Watch the video until the end and you will see MIT and HK students working together at MakerBay Yau Tong! Some highlights from the inaugural MIT Kickstart Program. MIT Kickstart was

Stakk supports students to join the MakerBay Electric Vehicle team

Thank you Stakk for sponsoring our students to join our Electric Vehicle Team. https://www.facebook.com/StakkFactory

MakerBay Central: Sneak Peek 1 minute tour

We are very excited to get our new MakerBay branch ready for all of you! This is how the space will look like when the tables are in, at the opening the configuration will be a little different, so we wanted to make sure you’d get a short tour of

2016 Shenzhen Maker Week, Speech by PCH, Institute for the Future, JU&KE, MakerBay

Presentation at Shenzhen Maker Week. In this presentation, I argue that additionally to connected manufacturing will need: Technology that addresses social and environmental issues at its core. Here the example is Protei, the open hardware, shape-shifting sailing robot. An education system that increases creativity, consciousness and critical thinking. Here the example is the

“Sapphire Voyager” with UBS and MakerBay at Gold Coast Motor Festival

We were very excited to show our latest creation “Sapphire Voyager” at the Gold Coast Motor Festival, with the support of UBS. It was not only the concept vehicle, but many other activities that we offered to the visitors : The promotional video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKlA9x2i1H0 The Making of video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrqmr40GIfI The VR

Test of MakerBay Concept Electric Vehicle covered in the media

We have been very lucky to have our first test of our Concept Electric Vehicle covered in the media. It happened yesterday at HK Science and Technology Park. Thanks to all our partners. We will soon edit a short video documenting how the test went, stay tuned 🙂 Yahoo : https://goo.gl/ileCFa UNWIRE

Augmented Reality Sandbox at MakerBay

Great work done by MakerBay Staff Jacky Chu and MakerBay Instructor Ken Chew on the “Sandbox”. It’s an amazing interactive way to learn about topography, landscape design for kids and adults. If you are interested in having this interactive installation for an event of yours, or in your school /

MakerBay Biohackers in SCMP

We are very proud to see MakerBay Biohackers on SCMP doing important work! Read full article here : http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2017906/biohackers-diy-biologists-out-barcode-all-hong-kongs-plants-insects-and “How can you conserve things if you don’t know what is out there and where, asks scientist Gert Grobler, leader of a group aiming to sequence the genes of every living thing

Creative Hong Kong students build prosthesis to improve 3-legged dog’s life (VIDEO)

Original article By Annette Chan July 8, 2016 / 17:08 HKT on Coconuts HKhttp://hongkong.coconuts.co/2016/07/08/creative-hong-kong-students-build-prosthesis-improve-3-legged-dogs-life-video We were utterly charmed when we saw how hard these inspiring young students from the progressive Harbour School (THS) worked on improving an elderly disabled dog’s quality of life. The pupils, aged 15 to 16, built a prosthesis for the three-legged dog as