Writing for Bloomberg Businessweek, Christina Larson confirms that the Maker Movement continues to gain significant ground in China. Indeed, the popularity of XinCheJian, which means “new factory,” is a sign of China’s continued participation in the global Maker Movement, which former Wired editor Chris Anderson describes as a “third industrial revolution” characterized by open-source design, […]
China’s Communist Party government has reportedly endorsed the country’s burgeoning DIY Maker Movement. “Innovation is no longer only promoted by the top-down initiatives of the world’s biggest companies,” reads a recent article in the state-run Liberation Daily newspaper. “[Rather, it] is being built from the bottom up by countless individuals such as amateurs, entrepreneurs and […]
Writing for CNBC, Lynn Lee notes that a grassroots innovation movement centered around open hardware and Maker culture is evolving in China. “Where high-tech research and development was once seen as something only large companies could afford, more and more individuals are going it on their own,” Lee explained. To be sure, hackerspaces, which Lee […]
Although the Maker and open source hardware movements are a global phenomenon, the DIY culture in China can actually be traced back to the ancient concept of Shanzhai. As Gabrielle Levine, the newly appointed president of the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) notes, China is going to be a huge driving force in the open […]
David Li, co-founder of Shanghai’s first Maker Space (XinCheJian), recently told The Economist that the Maker Movement is helping to inspire the creation of legitimate and innovative products, as socially progressive Makers team up with more traditional manufacturers in China. According to the publication, Maker spaces such as XinCheJian are supported by monthly membership fees […]
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Emily Parker confirms that the wildly popular DIY Maker Movement is gaining serious ground in China. As readers of Bits & Pieces know, Makers often gather at hackerspaces, or makerspaces, real-world locations where they can learn and work together. Unsurprisingly, there are over a dozen spaces dedicated to Makers […]
An American team beats an Iranian squad 5-4 in this year’s RoboCup final. Hot on the heels of its Women’s World Cup victory, the United States has another piece of soccer hardware to add to its collection this year. That’s because a team of American humanoid robots have defeated an Iranian squad in the finals of the 2015 RoboCup held in Hefei, […]
Seeed Studio will manufacture and distribute Arduino LLC products using the new Genuino brand in Asia. Back in May, Massimo Banzi took the Maker Faire Bay Area stage for the highly-anticipated “State of Arduino” address. During what was surely one of the most highly-anticipated sessions of the show, the Arduino co-founder announced a New York City manufacturing partnership with […]
30 Makers will create a Makerspace inside a freight container. When it comes to Makerspaces, one thing we’ve learned in recent years is that these can range from abandoned 80,000-square-foot warehouses to mobile pop-up shops in the back of a van. Typically speaking, launching such a place requires the rallying of Makers, strategically determining a location, acquiring a variety of […]
Shenzhen has emerged on the Maker scene for its shortened development cycles, entrepreneurial spirit and DIY culture. Sander Arts, Atmel VP of Corporate Marketing, continued his trip through China with a stop in Shenzhen on Wednesday, January 21, where he had the chance to explore the latest and greatest innovations coming out of the city, in particular those […]
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