SparkLab: the educational build-mobile!

A project in Stanford, CA by SparkLab
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A big red truck filled with cutting-edge maker tools that goes from school to school, bringing the joy of building back to kids.
Backers: 426
Average Pledge Per Backer: $73

Funded: $31,275 of $25,000
Dates: Feb 21st -> Mar 24th (32 days)
Project By: SparkLab
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Latest News

Two very exciting news!

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Welcome back BBQ now!

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Apologies for the incredibly late notice, but we're having an impromptu welcome back BBQ for SparkTruck right now!  For those of you in the Stanford area, we're in the Loft/PRL courtyard.  For those of you a bit further away, we'll eat a burger and... (Read More)

Wow. What a trip.

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends! Backers! Countrymen! Yesterday, October 18, 2012, SparkTruck pulled into the courtyard of the Design Loft on the campus of Stanford University. Its odometer reads 15,323 miles more than it did on June 26, when we first left the Bay Area.... (Read More)

Maker Faire

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody! Whew, what a weekend! The SparkTruck spent this past Saturday and Sunday hanging out in San Mateo at the 7th annual Maker Faire, getting a lovely tan and meeting thousands and thousands of awesome people. We got there bright and early... (Read More)

WE MADE IT!

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to the 400+ of you that have contributed to making SparkLab a reality. It's been quite a journey to $25k, and your generosity and encouragement has made us even more excited to start building out the truck, and rolling out to schools.... (Read More)

We're soooo close: Go SparkLab!

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you that have backed us or increased their pledges over the past few days.  Because of your help, we're less than $2000 away from our goal! Our friends at Spangler Elementary School sent us this awesome video to cheer us on in these... (Read More)

FINAL PUSH: Three Days Left!!!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all!  Thanks so much to the over 300 of you that have backed us so far!  We've got about $9000 left to go and less than 3 days left. Thanks to Bre at MakerBot, SparkLab will soon be in possession of two 3D printers!  We can't wait to get these... (Read More)

Workshop Updates!!!

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for spreading the word.  We're closing in on 200 backers and $10,000 thanks to your help! We've spent the past week running workshops for students (over 130 so far!).  We had a blast and so did our new "Sparkees." Here... (Read More)

100+ backers and MAKE Blog Post!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday was quite an eventful day!  MAKE posted our project on their blog (thanks Michelle) and we also blasted past the 100 backer mark!  Oh, and did we mention – we're 25% of the way to our goal!!! Thanks to all the makers that have backed us... (Read More)

Prototype Workshops

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are AMAZING! We can honestly say that watching our list of backers grow (to almost 90!) over the past few days has really kept the energy level here super high (which is a good thing since we're all pretty low on sleep)! Thanks so much for... (Read More)

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