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Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!

Bloominglabs is Indiana's first (and so far only!) hackerspace also known as a makerspace. We are a group of community members that have commonly rented a place where we can collectively build projects. We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm and are family friendly.

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Who are we?

Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club. We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us.

Stay informed

  • Sign up to the announcement mailing list to keep up with our group.
  • Follow us on Twitter Twitter icon.png @Bloominglabsand Facebook icon.png Facebook.
  • Checkout photos from past events on Flickr
  • Our IRC server is at irc.bloominglabs.org:6667, #hackerspace.
  • We can also be reached via old fashioned email at contact (]at[) bloominglabs dot o r g.

Our Location

We have 1,000 sq ft of which 750 sq ft is unfinished, cement floor workspace and 250 sq ft is finished office space for hanging out. There's also a full bathroom. The address is 3927 W. Roll Avenue which is just north of 2nd Street up Curry Pike. Come check it out!

Workshops

  • Intro to Computer Programming course Thursdays from 6pm until 8:30pm
    • This 15 week long class will start on January 12th and end on April 26th with no meeting on March 15th for spring break.
    • The course will be taught in C and a syllabus can be found here(subject to minor changes).
    • Cost is a minimum of $50 for the 15 week long course (feel free to pay more if you want!) and all proceeds will go to Bloominglabs.
    • I also ask that you be committed to attending every week and there will be assignments to work on outside of class (but no exams!).
    • Send an email to contact ]at[ bloominglabs ]dot[ org if you are interested in attending.

Current Events (PastEvents)

  • Every Wednesday from 7pm until 10pm
    • Public hack meetings!
    • Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
    • All ages and everyone is welcome

What is a hacker space?

It's a physical location where people can share resources for their own creative pursuits. It's also a resource where people can come in off the street and advance their own knowledge. In urban locations it can often be hard to find places to weld/build/make noise and keep projects on-going without having to tear down and put-up your work each evening. With a hacker space people can work on their projects and not worry about annoying their neighbors or spouses. The social aspect is also incredibly important component. Having people to bounce ideas off of and discuss your projects with when you get stuck is a great thing.

Membership

We are accepting memberships! Please see the Membership Manual for details.

Meetings

Currently we meet every Wednesday at 7:00pm at 3927 W. Roll Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana. These meetings are open to the public, anyone is welcome to attend. We usually meet for 2-3 hours and have a lot of fun. Having access to tools is only part of the equation, socializing with people and learning from each other is another large benefit from our group. Pretty much whatever people want to work on or learn is fair game. We currently have an electronics and robotics focus but there's also interest in general science and astronomy as well. If it's cool and interesting then we are all interested.

Current Projects

Projects

What needs to be done yet?

Check out the Todo list to see the latest things we need to get done.

Also see who else is working on this project: Special:ListUsers

Uploaded files: Special:ImageList

Nearby Hacker Spaces or initiatives:

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