NYC Resistor
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| Formation | 2008 |
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| Purpose | Hacking |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°41′01″N 73°58′54″W / 40.6836204°N 73.9816925°W |
Region served | NYC |
Membership | 50-60 members |
Origin | New York |
Founders | Bre Pettis, George Shammas, Zach Smith, Eric Skiff, Nick Bilton, Dave Clausen, Raphael Abrams, Diana Eng, Pat Gallagher |
| Affiliations | Metalab, Chaos Computer Club, Noisebridge and similar |
Staff | 0 |
| Website | www |
NYC Resistor is a restricted membership private club hackerspace with approximately 50 members in New York,[1] inspired by Chaos Computer Club and other hacker organizations. The New York Times describes it as "kind of frat house for modern-day mad scientists."[2] Its own website describes itself as "NYC Resistor is a hacker collective with a shared space located in downtown Brooklyn. We meet regularly to share knowledge, hack on projects together, and build community."[3]
Membership
[edit]Membership costs $125 per month, or $75 for members who teach classes, and is by invitation.
Monday and Thursday's craft nights are open to the public and free (6:30pm-10pm). Classes are open to the public for a small fee.
Physical Space
[edit]Since 2011, NYC Resistor is located on 3rd Avenue in Boerum Hill, upstairs from the former Makerbot headquarters. The industrial building houses a small kitchen, several shop tables, an epilog laser cutter, and a small machine shop. Members' shelves are littered with electronics projects and personal tools.
Notable Projects
[edit]- NYC Resistor was a finalist in Red Bull Creation 2011,[4] submitting Nautilus Terrestrial, "a hand-pumped railroad cart slapped on top of a bicycle."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Osterhout, Jacob E. (June 20, 2009). "NYC Resistor club gives robot lovers a place to get in gear". nydailynews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Popper, Ben (December 26, 2008). "Revenge of the Nerds". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ About page for NYCResistor.com
- ^ "Red Bull Creation - NYC Resistor". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Kevin (July 14, 2011). "Red Bull Creation: 72 Hours to Build a Crazy Contraption". PCWorld. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Hackerspaces.org Archived August 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine