Bantam Tools had an open call for organizations working on Covid-19 Relief projects that could benefit from the capabilities of their Desktop CNC machine. Moonlighter was one of only 3 selected to receive an in-kind machine donation. The Bantam Tools Desktop PCB Milling Machine is so much more than a CNC. Because of its whopping […]
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has been working with NASA to identify specific plant varieties that would be ideal candidates to feed astronauts on the ISS. Now, we’ve partnered with Fairchild, NASA, IMLS, Nation of Makers, Adadruit, Instructables, MakerBot, and littleBits|Sphero to host a series of annual maker contests, crowdsourcing ideas that solve specific challenges for […]
We are very excited to announce that we have been selected for the fourth cohort of MakerEd’s Making Spaces Hubs! We join a group of 10 hubs—including two community makerspaces, three K–12 school systems, three higher education institutions, and three museums—working over a 30-month professional learning and capacity-building program designed to develop local leadership around […]
In its inaugural CreARTE awards, the Perez Family Foundation has designated $2 million to support local cultural endeavors. A total of 23 groups will receive grants of $25,000 to $200,000 over a two-year period in a total $1.82 million in direct awards. The balance of the money will be used to invest in program evaluation […]
It has been a busy Summer for Makers — with so many incredible programs, events, and developments — we’re just so excited to share it all with you! From Summer Camps to Combat Robot events to National Maker Challenges… Summer has been non-stop! Summer STEAM Maker Camp 2019 Moonlighter Makerspace hosted 10 weeks of maker […]
The sixth annual Maker Faire Miami was especially dear to us as our long-time mentor, Mario Cruz — AKA Mario the Maker, assumed the responsibility of being the lead producer for the event. His enthusiasm for the maker movement was seen in all of the new additions to the faire, from organizing a new hands-on activities area […]
On a warm and breezy evening in Miami, a group of people came out from a workshop with joy and fulfillment on their faces. They were one step closer to finish building a small fleet of IoT flood trackers that will help tackle the rising sea level issue in Miami. Rising sea levels affect everyone in […]
Moonlighter Partners with Fairchild Botanic Garden With funding from IMLS and NASA, a partnership between Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Moonlighter FabLab, and Nation of Makers is formed with the goal of empowering the community to prototype the solutions for growing food in space. Moonlighter is assisting Fairchild in building their own Innovation Studio at the […]
Maker Faire Miami 2018 Our third annual Miami Makers Pavilion continues its tradition of celebrating the collaborations of local makers and STEAM organizations — all coming together to build a better Miami! This is the second year that Maker Faire Miami is a Full Featured Faire — but it is celebrating its 5th year since it started. We’ve participated each […]