The Gold Coast Techspace is a
Hackerspace and education centre focusing on
electronics,
computer programming, and
3D printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the Manufacturing, construction of a three-dimensional object from a computer-aided design, CAD model or a digital 3D modeling, 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is ...
. It is currently located at the
Mudgeeraba Old Post Office,
Mudgeeraba,
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nati ...
, Australia.
Gold Coast Techspace is a central component of the Gold Coast startup ecosystem and has a sister relationship with
Xinchejian
Xinchejian ( Mandarin: 新车间; pinyin: xīn chē jiān) is the first hackerspace in China. It was founded in 2010 by David Li, Ricky Ng-Adam, and Min Lin Hsieh in Shanghai, inspired by hackerspaces in the West and the Shanzhai culture of China ...
, a Hackerspace in Shanghai, China.
History
The space was started by a group of local technologists, Lucas Brandt, Steven Dalton & Nick Byrne in 2011. Shortly after acquiring their first location in Johnston St, Southport, Gold Coast Techspace (GCTS), was incorporated as a
Queensland Incorporated Association (Non-profit) and has operated this way since.
For a while the Gold Coast TechSpace also ran the first
coworking space on the Gold Coast – Gold Coast Co-working. As more
coworking spaces emerged on the Gold Coast, the GCTS Co-Working space was closed to allow the space to focus on its core activities.
Over the years GCTS has held or participated in a number of collaborative events to encourage development in technology in the local area, these include the Gold Coast Science Fair 2013 and numerous
BarCamps; open, participatory meetup.com stylised workshop events designed to provide a representative stage for potential technology ideas, demonstrations &/or start-ups .
Activities
Gold Coast TechSpace is the instigator of a number of technology related activities on the Gold Coast including:
* The first gateway location for the Gold Coast's public access
LPWAN usin
The Things Networkref>
*
Barcamp Gold Coast
See also
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Maker culture
The maker culture is a contemporary subculture representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture that intersects with hardware-oriented parts of hacker culture and revels in the creation of new devices as well as tinkering with existing on ...
*
Hackerspace
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Open source hardware
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Robotics
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Internet of Things
The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other comm ...
*
LPWAN
References
External links
Gold Coast Techspace WebsiteGold Coast Techspace Meetup Group
{{Hackerspace
DIY culture
Hackerspaces
Computer clubs
Hacker culture
Organisations based in Queensland
Education on the Gold Coast, Queensland