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Maker Library network event (encouraging the young generation to participate in science and technology)
Last night I had the privilege to attend and showcase some of the designs I worked on with my student engineers. The event was organised by Geekulcha and the Innovation Hub (South Africa - Pretoria).  [Maker Library Network](http://design.britishcouncil.org/projects/makerlibraries/) is a British Council Connect project started basically to connect makers, designers and innovators all over the world. The theme of the event was "Tools to accelerate innovation".
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[Image credit](http://sacreativenetwork.co.za)
I was amazed by some of the innovations this young boys and girls designed from scratch. The level of technology they are exposed to and the fun they have with electronics.

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That is me getting ready to show off our Self-balancing robot and quardcopter all designed from scratch (I will later share the designs and full coding).

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That is me showing off our Self-balancing robot designed with an Arduino and controlled via bluetooth from an Android app.

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Our quardcorpter which is still under construction was also on display
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This young lady only 20 years old designed her own 3D printer from scratch..."Girl power".
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There were guys who are into "Wearables technology" they embed electronics into the clothing. It seems will be working together as they requested a mobile app that will control all the electronics in the T-shirt via bluetooth and even stream audio to the T-shirt speakers.
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[All images credit to Geekulcha](http://www.geekulcha.co.za)
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@natek ·
Love seeing people be involved in community and building. We  need more of this in schools.
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@mokluc ·
@natek I am very much involved...every hackerthon, Maker Libraries and SA innovation summits, you name it, I am there...I also teach electronics and app development.
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@shiri ·
This is just the kind of thing we need ,to empower people. I hope that someday in the future we can produce everything we need locally,  and with very small environmental impact, including all electronics.
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