Check out what your peers have been making! The space is always full of such creativity, resourcefulness and ingenuity! Stop by to see projects in action and check out some highlights from this month below. Remember that you can always share your creations for others to…
This Fall Semester, the Marston Makerspace is partnering with the Health Science Library (HSCL) Wellness Committee and Gatorwell to bring you a cross-campus experience to make three different stress balls in three different locations across campus on three different days! When and Where? The GatorWell Health Hut will…
Open Lab Facilitator Audrey Quesenberry used the Makerspace to design and create a fully unique skirt. So how did you find the inspiration to start on this project? “I had been seeing this one sewist online who made this absolutely gorgeous patchwork skirt, and decided to try…
On Wednesday September 2nd, the Makerspace held its first ever Crappy Robots event, and it was a blast! The challenge for this first event was to use a battery pack and a motor to create a “crappy robot” that could travel the length of a 5ft plank without falling…
We are incredibly honored to have received an amazing donation of fabric, sewing supplies, and cool kits, as well as a new tool which will be featured in a different post. Come check out some of the great new fabric we got! And you can sew it…
Check out what your peers have been making! The space is always full of such creativity, resourcefulness and ingenuity! Stop by to see projects in action and check out some highlights from this month below. Remember that you can always share your creations for others to…
We had an amazing open house event! Thank you to everyone who stopped by! Our stats: All 400 cookies were eaten Our people counter counted over 470 ins/outs during the event! 21 people used our feedback machine to say they had a great time!Overall, we saw some…
This fall, the Marston Makerspace is launching the first-ever Gator Creator Challenge, and we want to see what you can make! We are partnering with Coterie market for this competition! Your mission: design the ideal fidget toy. Think about the perfect pocket-sized object for focus, stress relief, or playful…
The Marston Makerspace is hosting its first Crappy Robots event! Non-experts and novices encouraged to participate! What is “Crappy Robots”? Crappy Robots is an event where you come into the makerspace, are given a motor, batteries, and a battery pack, then told to use whatever is available to…
Thank you to everyone who filled out our feedback forms and our surveys on how to improve the makerspace! The data: Last academic year (Fall 2025-Spring 2026) showed a 76% increase in use compared to the previous academic year We averaged 100 ins/outs per day Due to capacity, we…
