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Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll 2016
Congratulations HackPittsburgh members for winning the Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll for the 2nd year in a row! Excellent job to our members who built a driveable Tardis from scratch using the tools at HackPGH! Photos Copyright Joachim Hall
Read MoreSaturday, April 2: Arduino Day Celebration- Learn and Make (Intro to C)
April 2nd is Arduino Day. HackPittsburgh is celebrating with a presentation and demonstration and paid class. Come learn, see, and make! What is an Arduino you ask? Its a tiny and cheap portable computer which allows you to do cool stuff and build cool gadgets! Arduino is the most popular gadget used at…
Read MoreThank you BoXZY!!!!
We want to personally thank BoXZY for donating one of their revolutinary machines to HackPGH. This sleek, amazing machine is an all-in-one beast!!! Having a 3D Printer, CNC Machine, and even a Laser Engraver on board, it truly is One Tool to Rule Them All!!! If you haven’t seen one we highly recommend checking their…
Read MoreSaturday, March 26:Learn to Solder Class- Make your own Arduino
This class will teach you to solder or help you practice your skills if they are a little rusty. We will guide you through the process of building an Arduino from a kit. Kits will be provided and in the end you will go home with your brand new DIY Arduino ready to make your…
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Read MoreFriday,February 12:Introductory Programming in Python: Free Course
This is an INTRODUCTORY class for people wanting to start learning how to program computers. It is intended for people who have never programmed anything before; we can’t cram an entire college-level programming class into one evening, but this class should leave you in a good place to keep learning on your own or…
Read MoreSaturday,January 30:Basic Electronics Class- Make your own Piano
Interested in Electronics? Want to build cool gadgets? Want to make your own Robot and take over the world? Come to HackPittsburgh and learn all about the basics of electronics, and build your own electronic piano! Purchase tickets at Eventbrite. Cost is $30 10am-4pm (Lunch provided at 12pm) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/basic-electronics-class-make-your-own-piano-tickets-20280751273 HackPGH Members get a 10% discount.…
Read MoreMonday,December14:IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Autonomous Power Wheels Talk
The Pittsburgh section of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society presents a technical session about HackPGH’s designing, building, and racing an Autonomous vehicle based on a Power Wheels toy. Meeting will be held at the HackPGH shop 1937 Watson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 starting at 6:30 PM on 14 December 2015. Pizza/sandwiches will be provided. Please register for…
Read MoreFriday,November 20: Public Talk- Learn how to make your own video game! Talk 2 of 3
Since we ran out of time to advertise this talk last time, we are hosting it again for those who missed it. This is a series of 3 talks on how to design your own video game for the personal computer. This is talk 2 of 3 “Game Architecture” Talk 1: Game development tools A…
Read MoreThursday, October 29: "Holistic Brain" Inaugural meeting
“Pittsburgh is the most livable city, but is it the most workable? The region is known for “Eds & Meds”, but it has also been known as a place where you go to great schools, and then leave. What would it take to get people to not only stay, but to migrate to Pittsburgh for…
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