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We do a lot of fun stuff in and out of the lab!  Please stop and say “hi” if you are at UMBC, or next time you see us out and about!

  • <p>Assembling our serial enabled LCD kits from sparkfun</p>
  • <p>Everyone loves learning about lasers</p>
  • <p>We went out with the Accessibili-Tea group to see the Orioles last summer. </p>
  • <p>Michele presents Accessible Fashion Research at the ASSETS 2011 Student Research Competition</p>
  • <p>Callie giving a talk on visual literacy at Betascape 2011</p>
  • <p>Always wear safety glasses when using the scroll saw and watch your fingers!</p>
  • <p>Amy getting the MakerBot ready for RobotFest'12. How cool is it that we happened to end up in the space room and right next to a rocket ready for launch?!</p>
  • <p>Patrick showing off the isometric video game controller.</p>
  • <p>Jen and her lovely LED flower bag</p>
  • <p>Russ awesomely demoing &quot;AWESOME&quot; the LEGO NXT platform to get kinds to think about AT</p>
  • <p>Karim performing robot surgery</p>
  • <p>Just another Friday in the launchpad as everyone is gearing up for RobotFest'12</p>
  • <p>Michele, Robin, and Patrick at the 2012 GRC poster session.</p>
  • <p>Showing off her research at the 2012 GRC poster session.</p>
  • <p>Paul does a great job getting the kids to think about accessible fashion!</p>
  • <p>Children love the MakerBot</p>
  • <p>Children love the MakerBot</p>
  • <p>Phil shows off our cool 3D printed rings with Braille on them.</p>
  • <p>Brian does a fantastic job showing off Braille Touch and getting people to type Braille for the first time. </p>
  • <p>The Sunday crew</p>
  • <p>The 2012 CWIT Bits and Bytes cohort visits for a lab tour and to hear about our research!</p>
  • <p>Everyone loves YouTube videos!<br/></p>
  • <p>Jeffrey and Shannon get creative to hang paper from the ceiling to reduce glare in the touchpad.</p>
  • <p>In the end, nine of us came up to NY to work the booth!</p>
  • <p>Awesome laser cut hand created by 123D Make</p>
  • <p>Our folks stayed at a nice air bnb in Astoria during the faire.</p>
  • <p>Robin and Shannon</p>
  • <p>Syed at the booth</p>
  • <p>Ade generously helped out at the booth and took these pictures</p>
  • <p>Patrick demos the great design that adds handles to a can</p>
  • <p>Uvonne is an undergraduate researcher an part of the 2013 McNair scholars cohort.</p>
  • <p>Manpreet is an undergraduate researcher who was part of the 2012 McNair cohort.</p>
  • <p>Jason Hughes (<a href="http://jason-hughes.net/home.html" rel="nofollow">jason-hughes.net/home.html</a>) and Karim Said @egyptianSaid (our resident laser expert) show off the results of laser etching Jason's design on birch.</p>
  • <p>Patrick and Michele share their research with the 2013 CWIT Bits and Bytes Scholars who are high school juniors.</p>
  • <p>Patrick, Josh and Uvonne talk about 3D printing at our local library.</p>
  • <p>Patrick, Josh and Uvonne talk about 3D printing at our local library.</p>

For a more full picture of what we have been up to, check out our flickr pool!

2012 Events
US Science and Engineering Festival
RobotFest 2012
UMBC GRC 2012
UMBC URCAD 2012
UMBC CWIT’s Bits and Bytes visit the lab
MakerFaire New York 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Our team at the IS table at the 22nd ADA celebration

Amy and Russ working the booth

Amy and Russ working the booth

Folks gathering to get 3D printed UMBC Braille Rings!

<p>The 2012 CWIT Bits and Bytes cohort visits for a lab tour and to hear about our research!</p>

Bits and Bytes 2012 Visit the LaunchPad

The 2012 CWIT Bits and Bytes cohort visits for a lab tour and to hear about our research!

<p>Glad we were able to fit all of the CWIT Bits and Bytes students in the lab!</p>

Learning about research is fun

Glad we were able to fit all of the CWIT Bits and Bytes students in the lab!

<p>The 2012 CWIT Bits and Bytes cohort visits for a lab tour and to hear about our research!</p>

Learning about research is fun!

The 2012 CWIT Bits and Bytes cohort visits for a lab tour and to hear about our research!

<p>Everyone loves YouTube videos!</p>

Brian talks about BrailleTouch

Everyone loves YouTube videos!

<p>We were in the RobotFest section with our friends from MakerBot, MICA, Hack DC, and the Baltimore Node.</p>

Our US Science Engineering Festival Booth

We were in the RobotFest section with our friends from MakerBot, MICA, Hack DC, and the Baltimore Node.

<p>We were in the RobotFest section with our friends from MakerBot, MICA, Hack DC, and the Baltimore Node.</p>

Our US Science Engineering Festival Booth

We were in the RobotFest section with our friends from MakerBot, MICA, Hack DC, and the Baltimore Node.

<p>Patrick, Shannon, and Syed showing off our stuff to the crowds on Saturday.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 1

Patrick, Shannon, and Syed showing off our stuff to the crowds on Saturday.

<p>Patrick, Shannon, and Syed showing off our stuff to the crowds.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 1

Patrick, Shannon, and Syed showing off our stuff to the crowds.

<p>Children love the MakerBot</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 1

Children love the MakerBot

<p>Children love the MakerBot</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 1

Children love the MakerBot

<p>Paul does a great job getting the kids to think about accessible fashion!</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 1

Paul does a great job getting the kids to think about accessible fashion!

<p>Paul does a great job getting the kids to think about accessible fashion!</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 1

Paul does a great job getting the kids to think about accessible fashion!

<p>Robin takes over the accessible fashion display on Sunday and brings it to a new level.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

Robin takes over the accessible fashion display on Sunday and brings it to a new level.

<p>The Sunday crew</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

The Sunday crew

<p>Its Sunday, and kids still love the MakerBot and reading Braille on rings.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

Its Sunday, and kids still love the MakerBot and reading Braille on rings.

<p>Phil shows off our cool 3D printed rings with Braille on them.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

Phil shows off our cool 3D printed rings with Braille on them.

<p>Brian does a fantastic job showing off Braille Touch and getting people to type Braille for the first time.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

Brian does a fantastic job showing off Braille Touch and getting people to type Braille for the first time.

<p>We got some great promotional materials from the other UMBC both... &quot;It's cool to be smart!&quot;</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

We got some great promotional materials from the other UMBC both... "It's cool to be smart!"

<p>Wish I had gotten more pictures of how busy our table was, but this does a decent job capturing it.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

Wish I had gotten more pictures of how busy our table was, but this does a decent job capturing it.

<p>Children enjoyed touching the different fabrics and thinking about accessibility problems and fashion.</p>

US Science Engineering Festival - Day 2

Children enjoyed touching the different fabrics and thinking about accessibility problems and fashion.

<p>Michele, Robin, and Patrick at the 2012 GRC poster session.</p>

Michele, Robin, and Patrick

Michele, Robin, and Patrick at the 2012 GRC poster session.

<p>Showing off her research at the 2012 GRC poster session.</p>

Darya

Showing off her research at the 2012 GRC poster session.

<p>Just another Friday in the launchpad as everyone is gearing up for RobotFest'12</p>

Friday Lab Day

Just another Friday in the launchpad as everyone is gearing up for RobotFest'12

<p>&quot;Two mustache rings to go&quot;. These two boys were extremely excited about the MakerBot and that we were giving away rings.</p>

RobotFest '12

"Two mustache rings to go". These two boys were extremely excited about the MakerBot and that we were giving away rings.

<p>Karim performing robot surgery</p>

RobotFest '12

Karim performing robot surgery

<p>Russ awesomely demoing &quot;AWESOME&quot; the LEGO NXT platform to get kinds to think about AT</p>

RobotFest '12

Russ awesomely demoing "AWESOME" the LEGO NXT platform to get kinds to think about AT

<p>Jen and her lovely LED flower bag</p>

RobotFest '12

Jen and her lovely LED flower bag

<p>Patrick showing off the isometric video game controller.</p>

RobotFest '12

Patrick showing off the isometric video game controller.

<p>Amy getting the MakerBot ready for RobotFest'12. How cool is it that we happened to end up in the space room and right next to a rocket ready for launch?!</p>

RobotFest '12

Amy getting the MakerBot ready for RobotFest'12. How cool is it that we happened to end up in the space room and right next to a rocket ready for launch?!

<p>Everyone love's Phil's isometric video game controller!</p>

RobotFest '12

Everyone love's Phil's isometric video game controller!

<p>Tweenbot made a friend at RobotFest!</p>

RobotFest '12

Tweenbot made a friend at RobotFest!

<p>Sometimes it is best to ask a friend for help.</p>

RobotFest '12

Sometimes it is best to ask a friend for help.

<p>@umbctweenbots created by Karim over winter break</p>

Tweenbots

@umbctweenbots created by Karim over winter break

<p>We just installed our museum to display out cool projects</p>

pad museum

We just installed our museum to display out cool projects

<p>New coffee scoop for the HCC Cafe we printed on our thingomatic.</p>

HCC Cafe coffee scoop

New coffee scoop for the HCC Cafe we printed on our thingomatic.

<p>Always wear safety glasses when using the scroll saw and watch your fingers!</p>

Safety First!

Always wear safety glasses when using the scroll saw and watch your fingers!

<p>Shaun and his students have been busy setting up the new space and making progress on building a multitouch table!</p>

Introducing the Touchpad!

Shaun and his students have been busy setting up the new space and making progress on building a multitouch table!

<p>Things in the launch pad are ready for the spring semester!</p>

Up and running...

Things in the launch pad are ready for the spring semester!

<p>New tv in the launch pad will be great for talks and watching tutorials and fun videos!</p>

Who'se got the popcorn?

New tv in the launch pad will be great for talks and watching tutorials and fun videos!

<p>Callie giving a talk on visual literacy at Betascape 2011</p>

Callie at Betascape

Callie giving a talk on visual literacy at Betascape 2011

<p>Michele presents Accessible Fashion Research at the ASSETS 2011 Student Research Competition</p>

Michele at ASSETS

Michele presents Accessible Fashion Research at the ASSETS 2011 Student Research Competition

<p>We went out with the Accessibili-Tea group to see the Orioles last summer.</p>

Baseball Outing

We went out with the Accessibili-Tea group to see the Orioles last summer.

<p>3d printed tactile graphic</p>

cos(x) + 3 (2 tiles)

3d printed tactile graphic

<p>Everyone loves learning about lasers</p>

Laser cutter training

Everyone loves learning about lasers

<p>Laser-cut papercutting fun by Barbara.</p>

Wise grads

Laser-cut papercutting fun by Barbara.

<p>Assembling our serial enabled LCD kits from sparkfun</p>

Soldering Friday

Assembling our serial enabled LCD kits from sparkfun

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