Build Brighton is Brighton’s hackspace – a communal workshop and collective of makers, designers, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists and hackers who love to build stuff. Learn more →
Photo by Natalia Buckley, used with permission.
Our 1300sqft workshop has a wide range of tools and equipment for wood and metalworking, electronics and crafts, including two 40W laser cutters, a Myford lathe and a RepRap 3D printer. Our equipment →
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We don’t make a profit – we’re run entirely by volunteers, and our membership fees go towards paying our rent, covering expenses and buying new equipment. Join us →
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We have open evenings every Thursday – come along and find out more about us! We also run workshops on a variety of subjects including soldering, electronics, Arduinos and Raspberry Pis. Events →
Photo by Colleen Slater/Brighton Science Festival, used with permission.
Get in touch! We’re a friendly bunch, and you can contact us via Twitter, Facebook, IRC, email, our Google Group and even a “tel-e-phone”. Contact us →
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About
Build Brighton is a communal workshop and collective of makers, designers, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists and hackers.
Our main purpose is to provide tools and a space in which our members can gather, collaborate and learn from each other. We also run workshops on subjects ranging from soldering to sewing machines.
Join
Membership of Build Brighton is on a “pay-what-you-can” basis, with the average monthly subscription being £20 per month.
Our members have 24 hour access to a 1300 square foot workshop and full use of its equipment – including laser cutters, a Myford lathe, a 3D printer and tools for electronics, crafts, wood and metalworking.
Blog
- How We See Ourselves May 22, 2013
When I was kid we drew pictures of ourselves and our school put them on a tea towel to sell to parents. Strange that even as a ten year old I knew I wanted to be a programmer (3, 10).
- Call for project write-ups May 20, 2013
For this year’s event, we’ll be producing a small zine to help people get started on some simple maker projects. It will feature a few easily-accessible projects across a range of tech and craft types, from fabric crafts to simple … Continue reading →
- Messing about with 7 segment displays and a PIC 16F628a May 17, 2013
I scored a load of cheap 4-way 7-segment displays off eBay the other day. They worked out at about 30p each so I got 20 and stuffed them in a drawer. Then I thought that perhaps it'd be nice to get one working, just so that we know what to do with them...
- LittleLGP - Linear Genetic Programming in Clojure May 16, 2013
LittleLGP is a little genetic programming (GP) project written in Clojure. It evolves populations of two distinct classes of programs that have a typical predator prey relationship. One class of program seeks to destabilize the environment whilst the other seeks to bring order.
This project was my first attempt at writing a GP program and my first program written in Clojure. Overall, I really enjoyed working on it, even if the final product isn't great! The code is available to peruse on Github.
- LittleLGP - Linear Genetic Programming in Clojure May 16, 2013
LittleLGP is a little genetic programming (GP) project written in Clojure. It evolves populations of two distinct classes of programs that have a typical predator prey relationship. One class of program seeks to destabilize the environment whilst the other seeks to bring order.
This project was my first attempt at writing a GP program and my first program written in Clojure. Overall, I really enjoyed working on it, even if the final product isn't great! The code is available to peruse on Github.