Latest revision as of 18:34, 21 June 2018

This appears to be our original wishlist. We'll keep it here for posterity.

Features of the space

Mailing list, wiki, IRC

Office desk space (smaller pods than workbench)

More post-it notes

Prototyping boards (mbed, Beagle, Etc) for use AND to buy

Armour

Animatronic active/reactive artwork

Pillar drill

CAD Software (mech & EDA)

Papercraft equipment (diecutters, embossers, etc) [So the wife and I can come together]

Van

Wood burning stove

Project cases to buy (fabbed, or from Maplin)

Fire/fireworks

Compost

Whiteboards or chalkboards

Chairs

Web Forum (area 51)

Multimeter (several!)

Laser Cutter

Trips to orbit (!?)

24-hour design and build contest

Toilets!

Outside space

Website linked to RFID entry cards

LEGO

Component layer

Oscilloscope

Software sponsorship/donations

Phone wall

Hammocks

Place to hide stuff from my wife!

Mail order collection storage

Microscope

Compressed air

Blank CDs

Industrial safety zone (safe bay)

Storage trays & parts trays

Serious lighting

Box-o-screws

Single/3phase power

TV

Crane (for engines)

Liquid nitrogen

Science gear (eg bunsens, crystal growing, test tubes, chem supplies)

Good GPS/Radio reception

Patent advice

Car parking

hot glue gun

energy monitoring - live display of site usage

Freecycle

Healthy, safe, insured!

Gas, water, electricity

Dry ice

RF shielded box

Library: stock of relevant books

Postcard/notice board for user contributions

Fume cupboard/hood

CAD station

IRC

Rocket launch pad

Pet enhancements: Robo cat, auto pet doors,

Unused applications for AlertMe

3D camera

IR camera

Paint sets

Sewing for conductive fibres

LED Collection

Oxy-acet

Exercycle electricity generator

Robot command chair

Server

Compos

Pico projectors

Cheap, hackable toys

Bike parking (safe!)

Datasheet emporium

Robot arm

Optical box

Stonework/bricklaying practice area

Pick and place

AR Drones

Digital download library

INTERNET CONNECTION!

Clamps

Hack Shop (see www.coolcomponents.co.uk)

Forming jigs

Raw/retrieved materials bin

Trailer for materials pick-up

3D Scanner

X-Ray M/C

Music box

Frisbee + surveillance camera

Whiteboard A/V equipment

Alu Welder

Walls that post-its actually stick to

PCB prototyping

Wii

Live webcam

WiFi

Goggles

Car lift or pit

Book-swap library

Whiteboard that can be printed

Migratory box of electronics

Comfy sofas

Shared (file) storage space

Good natural light (+2)

Serious lighting

Snack bar

A way to broadcast 'what I'm doing now'

Cooking equipment (microwave, etc)

Bike tools

Borrowable bike trailer

No rules

Dark Room

Fricking LASER

Digital darkroom

Parts

SESolder station

USB PIC kits

Solder flow machine

Oven (fibre glass, etc)

Sewing machines

Gloss painted floor

Stone masonry equipment

Microsoft SenseCam

Shower

Bins for duff stuff

Jigsaw

Bench PSU

JUNK

Video/music equipment

BGA Reflow

A good server

Basic hand tools

Infrared camera

Video camera, tripod, webcam

Video Conferencing

RepRap

MIG/TIG welder

Food printer

Rackspace

Soldering kit

PU resin casting (vacuum chamber)

Printer

Thermal camera

Woodwork & furniture stuff

Lego league

Squash ladder (social life)

Welding training (+2)

AI Challenges

Wood work

Resident Offices

Deal w. Dominoes

Xbox

Online forum for ideas & discussions

Fish?

Musical instruments (Junk Samba?)

USB I/O Board

Etch/PCB exposure unit

Spray booth

Cheap PCS w. 2 parallel ports

Notice board

mbed boards

Backup server, source control

Equipment museum

Account holding (eg Farnell)

Delivery receiving

Tea/Coffee

Big Table

Films

Roof Garden

BBQ

Tech book loan

Sell Tshirts

Events

Robot Wars

Fix It nights (salvation army)

Speed dating

Motor design

Smallest microcontroller design

Pyjama party (!?)

Low energy design

How to use amazing kit!

Maker Faire (+1)

Embedded S/W course

Cloud platform training

Linux basics

(in)famous inventors & their stories

Stone masonry workshop

Bridge the Cam

How to make a film happen

Groups

Medical Engineering Group

Heavy Engineering Group

City Farm

Scouts / Guides

Techhub London

Theatre Workshops (eg ADC)

Cam 105 FM

St Johns Innovation Centre

Centre for Computer History

Local venues (Arts, Junction)

Model Railway Soc.

Beavers

Naked Scientists

Local schools / 6th form / Uni

Student Unions

Old-aged support groups

Cambs Ham Radio

Camb Geek Nights

ADC set division

I.C.E.

Military engineering groups

University science + engineering outreach groups

STEMNet

Duxford IWM

Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge Science Festival

Transition Cambridge