The Gold Coast Techspace is a
Hackerspace
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and
Makerspace
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focusing on
electronics
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,
computer programming
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, and
3D printing
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. It is currently located at the
Mudgeeraba Old Post Office,
Mudgeeraba,
Gold Coast, Queensland
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, 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
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Incorporated Association (Non-profit) and has operated this way since.
For a while the Gold Coast TechSpace also ran the first
coworking
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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
BarCamp
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s; 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
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Low pow ...
usin
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*
Barcamp
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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 ...
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Hackerspace
A hackerspace (also referred to as a hacklab, hackspace, or makerspace) is a community-operated, often "not for profit" (501(c)(3) in the United States), workspace where people with common interests, such as computers, machining, technology, sci ...
*
Open source hardware
Open-source hardware (OSH, OSHW) consists of physical artifacts of technology designed and offered by the open-design movement. Both free and open-source software (FOSS) and open-source hardware are created by this open-source culture movemen ...
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Robotics
Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots.
Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...
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Internet of Things
Internet of things (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks. The IoT encompasse ...
*
LPWAN
A low-power, wide-area network (LPWAN or LPWA network) is a type of wireless telecommunication wide area network designed to allow long-range communication at a low bit rate between IoT devices, such as sensors operated on a battery.
Low pow ...
References
External links
Gold Coast Techspace WebsiteGold Coast Techspace Meetup Group
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DIY culture
Hackerspaces
Computer clubs
Hacker culture
Organisations based in Queensland
Education on the Gold Coast, Queensland