How many of you Indian parents send their kids or Indian engineers go to Makerspace and learn something? Or may I ask how many of you have heard of Makerspace ?
How many of you Indian parents send their kids or Indian engineers go to Makerspace and learn something ? Or may I ask how many of you have heard of Makerspace ?
Before start we all know our India culture is "Bhagwan k naam pe job de de/Allah k naam pe job de de or in the name of jesus, give me a job."
Have you ever wondered how Bill gates became Bill gates ? Steve Jobs became Steve Jobs ? or Elon Musk became Elon Musk ?
You might have heard these words. That was an era, there was a conference. Where Bill gates met Steve Jobs and like to do things together, and thinking about things.
Where was that ? that was a makerspace, it may also call hackerspace back in that day.
If you really want to know how America became America, Japan became Japan, and Europe became Europe, first we need to understand the problem.
The problem is with our education system, i am not only talking about our Indian education system, American education system, France or European education system is also worst. Japanese and chinese education system are also worst.
Anybody who lives in India they will tell you that it's like all we do is like work hard, just to memorize something then plonk it on an exam paper and try to get a job that's all. We feel like this is the end, that's how we know existence and that's how we go out of this world.
Fundamentally we are inherently limited and everything we do is rotates around job.
It's like get a job or get a government job if possible that's it. Wake up find a job go to sleep, again next day wake up find a job that's it. That's all we do and fundamentally speaking that is limiting India on a such a horrifying level where like once i actually started to understand it.
It's like we are not doing anything. It's like we have to actually go to israel and ask them hey can you lend us your weapon systems ? we are going to israel to ask that, we are going to france to say hey can you give us rocket engine ? we have ISRO but that's all they are doing is like going to basically France and ask hey can you give us your viking engine so we can rename it. We go to old soviet union places hey can i have your rocket engine and make it SCE-200. So the reality was like we are not doing anything because fundamentally our mind is not growing.
80% of our Indian engineers are useless and rest of 20% don't know anything, they are just wasting their parents money and later doing jobs in banks, call centers or other sectors. Indian car manufacturers told we can't hire these people these Indian engineers are useless. Why ? because they do not have integration like mind is not cultivated.
They are just like drones they are like cheaper drones. So yeah some people are go to USA and some people finally start to grow and then they can win Nobel prizes but in India itself it's gone. It's zero it's horrible so fundamentally that fact that 80% are becoming useless and rest of 20% don't know anything.
Then thankfully some people started to came together what are we all missing in India ? the answer was "Makerspace".
Makerspace is a culture or place where people can do things like back into those users soldering iron make a computer again computers were simple backwards. So again that allowed us to basically do things for your own hands and learn and grow and that was the fundamental growth.
A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools.
So that made America America, that made Japan Japan, that made Europe Europe and India does not have this but thankfully enough people have woken up in India it's like dude there is no point having thousands and thousands and millions of engineers if 100s of them are useless.
If you know the co founder of Apple - "Steve Wozniak". He used to draw motherboard with pencil. First commercial Apple 1 product, which made Apple Apple. He made the Apple's first hardware and he was at that stage that motherboards were draw with pencils. He made computer by adding 4-5 IC. At that time ICs used to come separately which were worth crores. He made a computer out of old ICs from Motorola and CRT TVs. People were surprised to see this. The Co founder of Apple - "Steve Wozniak" once said - "Success in India is based on getting a job.. Where is the creativity ?" He laid the foundation of computer. Today we call computer as computer because of him.
I read an article where Hyundai India's recruitment was going on in Indian colleges but not a single one was taken. why ? because Hyundai India need mechanical engineers who knows electrical. Ofcourse not 100%, electrical engineering is a different subject but atleast mechanical engineers should know something about electrical. Now think, What if those people had gone to makerspace ?
If those Indian mechanical engineers go to makerspace, if they are trying to do something and then someone will say hey put an LED on it, put motor on it. Someone will definitely give this advice.
This is how the mind of our Indian engineers will grow. Be it remote control or arduino or 3d printer or rocket engine. In which thousands of types of engineering are used, now a days people or companies are expecting this from our Indian engineers. Even if you are not an expert, atleast you can handle it all.
For example - if you have made a product on arduino and someone says change the sketch and you don't know what the sketch is ? That's why it is very important to understand the core level. Makerspace are best known for this.
The amazing aspect of makerspace is like people can actually see that like you will say make a wind gauge, how fast you can and these are the tools that you have go you will want that. Literally every kid will come up with something different and that's the first time when teachers realize that well i only thought that was impossible in one way because again they have only one set of eyes so that realization requires a certain kind of free space like a space where you are like no i'm safe here. I got this nobody is gonna judge me or you are doing it wrong, like literally there are Indian teachers who are so up tight you can do solve a mathematical equation properly like this was a method, I gave the correct answer. If your method was wrong they will fail you in the exam.
This makerspace is not only limited to school only. There are people who just built it just for you. You know there are a lot of teenagers who want to do something, there are a lot of you know jobless people they want to do something for any reason like there are places who have makerspace that run 24x7 so some people who have like a day time job they come during the night time and learn some new skills and craft and all.
This is a place specifically built with a different kind of culture in mind a place to go broadcast they will not judge you like there will be rules and regulations especially if you are talking about something that is very dangerous and powerful but this place is designed specifically for you to help others and learn from others. It's not like oh there's a teacher who's going to help us no no no no it's like you help them, like you figure something out you tell others if they figure something out they will tell you and this place allows people to learn the core architecture of something. One kids tell in one of my telegram group, i want to make a satellite but have you built a pcb ? he say no. Have you built any code like actual code ? he say i don't know. How the heck you even had the idea because your core understanding is missing. All the students are only exposed to books and books looks like complete thing, real life is never that clean. Your dirty hand will actually expose you oh this is how i do things, this is how i figure out, this is why i need this. Now you will understand why people spend time building a pcb. so this core learning, understanding allows you to be grounded allows you to be like okay this is how things are done. So you don't look like a full gun you say something like i'm gonna build a satellite and i have never even you know made a pcb. So you have to understand this and the assignments here is like getting actual things done, actual physical things done.
American novelist and writer Mark Twain once said - "Don't let schooling interfere with your education".
Everyone should know, books are the starting point, books are not the end game. Only that which has been tested can be written in the books because before Spacex, the books could not write about the reusable rocket. Tomorrow if you make a something new then that will be written in the book. For example, one American space company is trying to build an entire rocket with a 3D printer. Can they found in the book? No. Because the same company is setting up that 3D printer rocket foundation. I always see that Indians run after books and degrees. Here on Desidime few months ago, we were discussing that ISRO lacks many things and someone commented that we are not a scientists or we do not have PHD degree. LOL, Can we run ISRO properly by without having any PHD degree in science or engeering degree ? ofcourse yes. Indians don't even have basic understanding. All degrees are useless. Here in desidime one member ask very interesting topic about "When I was 12 Years Old" and he compare with 12 years old Elon musk, that's why makerspace is a compulsory - https://www.desidime.com/discussions/when-i-was...
Fundamentally we need this sort of space where we can actually break through and think right now we don't even think like only thing we do hey can you offer us a job.
Makerspace is a compulsory, India needs to wake up and make us have to make this priority. This is not optional this is compulsory if we do not do this our young generation they are they are going to be like outdated to a point where it's like why did i become such a big loan to become an engineer and why i'm not getting any job.
Here i shared some 21 Best Makerspaces In India - https://inc42.com/features/makerspaces-hardware...
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Anyway, I got released while writing this much. People will not be able to handle so much at one go. If anyone is interested in learning more about makerspace I will write a part 2 with more details. I know very few Indian parents and Indian engineers would be interested in this, Other people will only want "Bhagwan k naam pe job de de/Allah k naam pe job de de or in the name of jesus, give me a job."
Before the end I will ask 2 interesting questions. Let's see how many of you actually have the correct answer.
Ques 1) Do we humans make silicon chips ? ya i am talk about semiconductor chips. For which the whole world is engaged in setting up its plant in their country. So do we humans make silicon chips ? say yes or no in comment section with explain why ? Lets see how many of you have a core level of understanding about semiconductor chips because without core level of understanding. We can't setup silicon chips plant in our country.
Ques 2) Easy and very basic question. Which electricity travels longer AC or DC ? ya funny question right ? but you know 90% people in India give wrong answer, why ? Because it is taught wrong in school itself. Many Indian Electrical Engineers are giving wrong answers.
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Visit the link and check makerspace available in your city or not (21 Best Makerspaces In India) - https://inc42.com/features/makerspaces-hardware-iot-accelerators/
Also search on google. Makerspace in your city.
Top 11 Makerspaces In India (2017 info) -
Location: Bengaluru
Equipment Available: Laser cutter, CNC router, vinyl cutter, 3D printers, oscilloscopes, function/signal generators, power supplies, electronics prototyping tools, fully-equipped carpentry workshop, arc welding machine, filming and documentation (tripod, DSLR, lenses, recorder, mic, GoPros), basic metal working tools, air Compressor, 3D Scanner, Well Equipped Inventory for Project Requirements, Industrial Sewing machines, integrated PA system, HD projector, LPG gas and gas-based attachments for job work, basic biohacking lab.
Facilities Offered: High-speed Internet, coworking zones, meeting room, social space, smoking bay, innovation management, marketing solutions, capacity building, skilling, R&D consultation, critical curation, corp outsourcing, customised programs, build operate and transfer, hardware incubation, prototyping and job work, policy and advocacy, tech and startup events, strategy consulting, trainings, mentorship.
Community Strength: 80 members monthly (40 full monthly, 40 floating), 500 unique footfalls every month, 10,000 plus engaged per year, 15,000 subscribers in the email database.
Timings: 9.30 am – 8 pm (open all days)
Membership Starts At: $50/ INR 3000+ taxes per month
A Brief Overview: Founded in 2013, Workbench Projects is a coworking, prototyping and hardware innovation hub that provides state-of-the-art facilities for makers, entrepreneurs and innovators to come together and share ideas. It works to create a nurturing DIY culture among enthusiasts. The platform aims to become an intermediary channel for corporates, governments, startups, SMEs and MSEMs to connect and collaborate.
Location: Delhi
Equipment Available: Soldering iron, etching station for PCB, multimeter, DC power supply (variable), Arduino and compatible shields, batteries and charging stations, 3D FDM printer, mini CNC-Shapeoko, woodworking tools, etc.
Facilities Offered: PCB manufacturing, 3D printing, online product marketing, additive manufacturing, Robotics and automation, woodworking.
Community Strength: The number of makers on Nuts and Boltz’s platform stands at 1,280. It also boasts a community of over 4,760 people on Facebook.
Timings: 10 am to 7 pm
Membership Starts At: INR 1,500 per month.
Brief Overview: Boasting a 1,800 square feet work space in Delhi, Nuts and Boltz is a makerspace platform that provides programmers, enthusiasts, scientists and engineers access to latest technologies, resources and tools to handcraft the next generation of gadgets, robots, UAVs and 3D printing creations. It serves as a channel for interaction and collaboration among members. The platform currently offers hardware incubation and rapid prototyping services aimed at facilitating the development of future technologies in different domains, including aerospace, defense, healthcare, architecture and consumer goods.
Location: Mumbai, Delhi
Equipment Available: 3D printers, Laser Engraver, Power Tools, CNC Router
Facilities Offered: Electronics lab, coworking spaces, hardware incubation
Community Strength: About 70 active members. Maker’s Asylum, Mumbai currently boasts more than 14,750 followers on Facebook, while the Delhi branch has nearly 5,000 followers.
Timings: 11 am to 9 pm
Membership Starts At: INR 2,500 for University students and INR 5,000 for adults per month.
Brief Overview: The inception of Maker’s Asylum makes for an interesting read. One afternoon in 2013, the ceiling of EyeNetra’s office in Mumbai collapsed, prompting Vaibhav Chhabra, a carpenter, to take to social media in search of people with a knack for building furniture. Soon afterwards, eight DIY enthusiasts came forward to create the first Maker’s Asylum. Nearly four years later, the makerspace platform has evolved into a fast-growing community of hobbyists, hardware entrepreneurs, engineers and problem-solvers. It boasts of over 6,000 square feet of coworking space that provides easy access to tools, technology and talent.
Location: Kochi and Trivandrum, Kerala
Equipment Available: 3D printers, CNC machine, PCB milling machine, vinyl cutters, laser cutter, electronic work bench, hand tools, power tools.
Facilities Offered: 3D printing, CNC milling, vinyl plotting, molding and casting, laser cutting, sandblasting, electronic components testing
Community Strength: 2,330+ followers on Facebook.
Timings: 9 am to 7 pm
Membership Fees: INR 3,000 per month
Brief Overview: Backed by the Government of Kerala, Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has created two FabLabs, one at Startup Village (Kochi) and the other at Technopark (Trivandrum). FabLab serves as a technical prototyping platform geared towards promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, and invention. Focussed primarily on digital fabrication, FabLabs help create a self-sustaining global knowledge sharing network by connecting learners, educators, technologists, researchers and innovators from around the country.
Location: New Delhi
Equipment Available: Soldering stations, hand-held power tools for woodworking (drill, jigsaw, dremel, grinder), 2 FDM 3D printers, laser engravers, materials for moulding/casting, and electronic products from RoboRium.com. Basically, products and tools for making projects in Robotics, home automation, Internet of Things, wearables, 3D printing and cosplay.
Facilities Offered: WiFi, books (technical books, management books, some competitive exam books, novels, comic books etc.), renting and buying of electronics (not tools), startup incubation for entrepreneurs working in Robotics, Internet of Things, wearables, Augmented/ Virtual Reality, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, distributed Internet, or app-based solutions.
Community Strength: At any given time, the community’s strength is half a dozen to around 20. Also, on Facebook, the makerspace has a community of 1940, while on Meetup it is 990+.
Timings: Changes according to seasons and school/college vacations. Currently, 10 am to 6 pm.
Membership Starts At: INR 2,499 per month
A Brief Overview: JMoon MakerSpace is a self-sustaining community space, open for all passionate makers to access the resources of JMoon L.A.B.S. Ideated by Jasmeet Singh in April 2013, it claims to be Delhi’s first Makerspace and started operations in September 2014. It helps innovators collaborate with members for projects and prototypes as well as provide incubation, network and training facilities.
Location: Koramangala, Bengaluru
Equipment Available: WIP: PCB milling, Electronics assembly, 4-Axis CNC, chemistry and biotech lab.
Facilities Offered: Metal-working, woodworking, injection molding, 3D printing, electronics
Community Strength: 180+ members
Timings: 24/7 open
Membership Starts At: INR 4,000
Brief Overview: IKP-Eden, as its name suggests, focusses on three basic things: engineering, design and entrepreneurial network. Established in 2015, the 25,000 square-feet coworking space is modelled after US-based TechShops and FabLabs. The platform is open to makers, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists looking to start a hardware product revolution in the country. It currently conduct workshops for students (both schools and colleges) as well as professionals on a variety of topics, including IoT, Robotics, medical devices, electronic toys, industrial design and graphic design.
Location: CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Equipment Available: Othermill, GX-24, Legend Mini 18, Shopbot Gantry, MDX-20, MDX-15, Kinect V1, Ultimaker 2, Up Plus 2
Facilities Offered: Laser engraving and cutting, CNC, PCB milling, 3D printing, vinyl cutting
Community Strength: 50 to 100 (core group). FabLab CEPT has a total of more than 4,316 followers on Facebook.
Timings: 10 am – 7 pm
Membership Starts At: INR 1,000 per month.
Brief Overview: Jointly run by CEPT University and The Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation, FabLab CEPT is part of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms-run Fab Foundation. The design-oriented makerspace is envisioned as a platform that provides entrepreneurs, thinkers, and problem-solvers access to requisite resources for invention in art, engineering, medicine, biology, agriculture, economics, business and social science among others. Its aim is to foster strong, mutually-dependent communities through learning, doing and sharing.
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Equipment Available: 3D Printer, CNC machines, MultiCNC prototyping machine, laser cutter, knitting machine, block printing, screen printing, sewing machine, machine embroidery, hardware incubation, Styro cutter, printer and scanner, hand and power tools.
Facilities Offered: Woodworking, laser cutting, 3D printing, textiles, upcycling projects, art installation, robotics, virtual reality, digital fabrication.
Community Strength: On Facebook, Maker’s Loft boasts more than 2,110 followers.
Timings: 11 am – 7 pm
Membership Starts At: INR 3,000 per month
Brief Overview: Maker’s Loft functions as a makerspace dedicated to children. Aimed at promoting hands-on learning through creative activities and fun science projects, the platform strives to pique the interest of children in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. Maker’s Loft provides an environment that facilitates learning through self-discovery and collaboration across different age groups. It is currently supported by a fast-growing community of artists, designers, architects, engineers, hackers, students, hobbyists and professionals.
Location: Bengaluru
Facilities Offered: Woodworking, metalworks, computational design, corporate training, electronics/ IoT work, and design thinking workshops.
A Brief Overview: THE Workshop stands for Think Happy Everyday Workshop and was founded by Anabelle M Viegas and Craig M Dmello in January 2015. The makerspace aims to collaborate with academics from leading universities, cutting-edge industry experts, innovative thinkers, makers and doers, to develop and sustain a cross-disciplinary design community built from the ground up. Mentors from across the world will run a variety of workshops, research modules and host open discussions.
Location: Hyderabad, Bengaluru
Facilities Offered: Service consulting; programmes for engagement, business, product innovation, design and engineering.
Equipment Available: Tools for electronics, IoT, 3D printing projects
Timing: 24X7
Community Strength: 40+ local and international communities like Global Shapers Hyderabad, Startup Grind Hyderabad, TEDx Hyderabad, and more. Plus, a 6,000 supporting community of hackers, makers, entrepreneurs and designers.
A Brief Overview: Collab House was founded by Vineel Reddy Pindi in June 2014. The makerspace is working at the intersection of technology, innovation and community, focussing on the future of collaboration, learning and building things. It is basically a collaborative hub that supports hacker, maker, startup and creative activity
Location: Mumbai
Equipment Available: 3D printers, power tools and hand tools, 3D doodlers, IoT tool kits.
Facilities Offered: Workshops, innovation hubs, product designing, prototyping, mentoring, science camps, DIY camps.
Community Strength: 650+ followers on Facebook.
Timings: 10 am to 7 pm
Membership Starts At: INR 500 per month
A Brief Overview: Curiosity Gym is a DIY-oriented makerspace platform with a focus on applied learning, tinkering, prototyping and product making. Open to technology enthusiasts of all ages, the platform offers members mentoring services to help learn design, 3D printing and DIY. It also conducts regular workshops showcasing the latest innovations in 3D printing, IoT, drones, Robotics and programming. To facilitate learning real-life applications, Curiosity Gym offers internships to local as well as international students.
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I used to do long debates over the same topic 😅 but the thing is if one wants to get into iit or isro he needs to learn a lot of things that he might never need & being good at something is just not enough those tags do really matter. Elizabeth Holmes might have never pulled that therenos scam if she wasn't from the Stanford.
One institute that really impressed me is MIT Media Labs their selection is fully based on the project/subject one is applying for & there are no conventional courses any idea can become a courseware it's a like blank slate which really help them being out new innovative ideas.
Most of researches come out of the college's but here most of students don't even know basics of their master's subjects & just because they can clear some exam they get admission and right to eat up the govt resources which was really meant to bring something new out.
That's why I wrote this article.
If we want to improve all this, the answer is "Makerspace".
But as I said in my article, thankfully some people are starting to understand.
Now many makerspace are starting up in India.
A few years ago, I heard about an Indian school in Surat i think that started a makerspace. Some are charged just Rs1000 rupees.
But the numbers are still very few. If you live in metro cities, you will find at least 1 or 2 makerspace.
System, people in system, they both need modification.
People is what defines the system. Them being rationalist is enough for any improvement in the society. But alas, the human mind is the most corrupt of all, the easiest to get brainwashed. Especially when you got a f*cking 1.4 billion population.
Exactly just like those who can't become politician blame them of being corrupt or those who can't create industries blame them of being polluting or those who can't become super rich blame them of manipulating the system & so on 😬
I like this article please write second article about this also ...
I am from commerce background but repaired bulb ,my laptop , . trimmer , mosquito racket , so know Little bit about electronics , .
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Q2. May be AC because there is less loss of energy transfer compared to DC ...
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Main Indian Cultural Problem is that people lack these skills:
1. Sales
2. Self-Awareness
3. Risk-taking
And people still don't know how to use internet, either they go to scammy people or can't "learn" online.
The offline institutions have too much bad inertia and they don't like change whatsoever.
My recent topic of interest. Debating about Indian education and study well get good marks things.
I still remember the surds or curds in school mathematics topic(just name, never understood it), but don't where it's used.
Many such topics in school/college are not useful or not at all used.
In +2 integration and differentiation, only a small topics(basic+1 level) are used even in core technical higher studies, but syllabus or questions asked as if they're taking us to level of Ramanujan
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only those who can't score blames the education system.