Columbus Idea Foundry http://columbusideafoundry.com Knowledge | Talent | Mischief Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Columbus Idea Foundry Lands $350,000 Grant for Franklinton Relocation http://columbusideafoundry.com/columbus-idea-foundry-lands-350000-grant-for-franklinton-relocation/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/columbus-idea-foundry-lands-350000-grant-for-franklinton-relocation/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:05 +0000 Rick Parmenter http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=6287 The Columbus Idea Foundry (CIF) and the Franklinton Development Association (FDA) recently jointly received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America, which will help us with relocating to a new warehouse space in the East Franklinton Neighborhood. Funds from the grant … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/columbus-idea-foundry-lands-350000-grant-for-franklinton-relocation/feed/ 0 CIF sponsored robotics team, Cougar Robotics, talks about their World Championship win. http://columbusideafoundry.com/cif-sponsored-robotics-team-cougar-robotics-talks-about-their-world-championship-win/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/cif-sponsored-robotics-team-cougar-robotics-talks-about-their-world-championship-win/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:10:51 +0000 Courtney Gilbert http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=6248      FTC team 4251, Cougar Robotics, went undefeated in 14 matches to become the 2013 FIRST FTC World Champions! Cougar Robotics, is a part of the FIRST Tech Challenge. FTC is an international robotics competition where students design, build, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/cif-sponsored-robotics-team-cougar-robotics-talks-about-their-world-championship-win/feed/ 0 Recycle Art Project: DVD cases into Shop Calendar http://columbusideafoundry.com/recycle-art-project-dvd-cases-into-shop-calendar/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/recycle-art-project-dvd-cases-into-shop-calendar/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:08:05 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=6051 Recently a local library system discarded 30 boxes of media cases–DVD/CD cases, etc. with the intention of taking them to the Waste Not Center.  With Wate Not no longer operational, the materials were distributed to various Etsy Team Columbus members, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/recycle-art-project-dvd-cases-into-shop-calendar/feed/ 0 CIF Supports OSU Star House 2013 Talent Show April 13 http://columbusideafoundry.com/cif-supports-osu-star-house-2013-talent-show-april-13/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/cif-supports-osu-star-house-2013-talent-show-april-13/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:00:06 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=6039 Practically in the CIF’s neighbourhood, nearby at 4th & 12th Street, sits Star House, a drop-in shelter where homeless youth ages 14-24 can rest, shower, wash clothes, and receive assistance from working on resumes and finding jobs to finding local social … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/cif-supports-osu-star-house-2013-talent-show-april-13/feed/ 0 Griffen Hollow Studio’s Kickstarter Campaign Launch http://columbusideafoundry.com/griffen-hollow-studios-kickstarter-campaign-launch/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/griffen-hollow-studios-kickstarter-campaign-launch/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:48:02 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=5873 Did you know almost a third of CIF members are creative entrepreneurs?  The business types vary–we have a little bit of everything under our roof:  furniture makers, digital artists, fabricators, wooden toy makers, a hydroponics initiative, an electric hot rod … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/griffen-hollow-studios-kickstarter-campaign-launch/feed/ 0 Learn more about the Raspberry Pi at the CIF http://columbusideafoundry.com/learn-more-about-the-raspberry-pi-at-the-cif/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/learn-more-about-the-raspberry-pi-at-the-cif/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:34:59 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=5577 Join us Thursday, January 17th, at 8pm for a Make: worldwide MeetUp featuring the Rasberry Pi.  Not sure what the Raspberry Pi is or what you can do with it? Get a brief intro on this $35 cell-phone-sized computer and get … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/learn-more-about-the-raspberry-pi-at-the-cif/feed/ 0 Girls in Tech Spotlight: Girl Scouts visit Columbus Idea Foundry http://columbusideafoundry.com/girls-in-tech-spotlight-girl-scouts-visit-columbus-idea-foundry/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/girls-in-tech-spotlight-girl-scouts-visit-columbus-idea-foundry/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:24:10 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=5547 Recently a local Girl Scout troop visited the Columbus Idea Foundry to earn a merit badge in product design.  What happens when a group of 10-year-old girls gets hands-on experience on technology like our laser cutter/engraver?  Click to find out!

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/girls-in-tech-spotlight-girl-scouts-visit-columbus-idea-foundry/feed/ 0 December Newsletter http://columbusideafoundry.com/dec-2012-newsletter/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/dec-2012-newsletter/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:29:43 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=5292 If you build it they will come Last month we had two wildly successful tech-events: a global 3D Printing Meetup (hosted by Make Magazine), and a Raspberry Pi hacking event dubbed the “Raspberry Jam.” It was a tiny triumph for … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/dec-2012-newsletter/feed/ 0 Winter Open House and Artist Exhibit http://columbusideafoundry.com/winter-open-house-and-artist-exhibit/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/winter-open-house-and-artist-exhibit/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:28:16 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=5216 Join us for our Winter Open House and Artist Exhibit! Take a tour, enjoy complimentary refreshments, meet instructors, and sample the talented artists and artisans who call the CIF home. Sunday, Dec 16 2012, Noon-4pm.   Just in time for … Continue reading →

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]]> http://columbusideafoundry.com/winter-open-house-and-artist-exhibit/feed/ 0 Raspberry-Pi meetup draws Columbus tech crowd http://columbusideafoundry.com/columbus-raspberry-jam-nov-17/ http://columbusideafoundry.com/columbus-raspberry-jam-nov-17/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:14:37 +0000 casey http://columbusideafoundry.com/?p=5136 If you haven’t heard of the Raspberry Pi: it’s a credit-card sized single-board computer. But its simplicity and price-tag are what’s made the tech world fall in love with it: at $35 it is the go-to solution for hardware hacking, … Continue reading →

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