We are a team of robot hobbyists, professionals, or consultants, beginners through intermediate/advanced that volunteer in the area of Robotics and Automation in the Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia metropolitan area.

The DC Area Drone User Group (DC DUG) is an organization for amateur and professional drone users that seeks to promote the responsible use of flying robots for community service, artistic, entrepreneurial, and recreational purposes. All experience levels are welcome. We get together as a community to share tips, experiences, and of course to do some flying. We work to educate ourselves about how to build and use drones in a safe and respectful manner and to educate the public about the positive …

This group is for parents & educators who want to teach computer technology and design. We want to have regular meetups to exchange ideas and also to also provide opportunities for kids to learn programming, design, and robotics skills.

The Central Virginia Makers Group is an informal club for anyone that makes, builds, creates something. The current trend is in 3D printing but any craft that melds the mind, hands and materials would be a fit. The focus is on sharing knowledge, collaborating and growing a local maker community with no minimum skill level required. Other areas of interest are emerging technologies like robotics, DIY garage initiatives, laser and old school trades such as woodworking. We encourage anyone from all …

This group is for people interested in science & society, or science fiction, including: A) any aspect of science fiction (movies, novels, TV shows, science fiction art, etc.), or other relations between science and the arts (such as science illustration, nature photography, kinetic art, architecture, etc.).  Science fiction can include social science fiction, philosophical science fiction, political science fiction, adventure science fiction, etc. B) any aspect of science & society, such as: na …

Electronics, PCB Design, Soldering, Embedded Software, Web Development, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Ardunio, PIC, AVR, ARM, Linux, Apple, Windows... we do it all and we are good at it. But you don't have to be! Come hang out with us and you will be amazed at what you will learn in a short period of time. We are also known as Harford Hackerspace

Looking out from the dawn of the civilian drone revolution, we feel that it is important to show how this technology is used for much more than warfare and surveillance. Through art shows, community involvement and public speaking engagements, we are attempting to show the world a new meaning to the word "drone" and remove some of its negative associations. Baltimore Drones is looking for other people in the area that may be interested in learning more about how to design, build and fly their ow …

What will the future look like? How will we work, shop, socialize, travel? What kinds of gadgets will we talk and text on? How will we outfit our homes? How will our schools and workplaces have changed—or will we no longer have schools and workplaces at all, just virtual teaching and talking over Web-based interfaces? Finding the answers to these questions is what this group—sponsored by the World Future Society—is all about. We host ongoing speaker forums, networking receptions, and other cool …

We are DC-area technology entrepreneurs and innovators who want to build viable and vibrant business based on hardware, whether electronic, mechanical, or other. Atoms are the new bits: We believe that the time is ripe for a new wave of entrepreneurship in hardware in the United States and worldwide. Lean startup / pretotype methodologies: Thanks to inexpensive contract manufacturing, domestic and overseas, 3D printing, programmable hardware, and an Internet to propagate ideas, the principles of …

Get inspiration, ideas, encouragement or just general info to prepare your projects for the 2013 Charlottesville Mini Maker Faire. Have an idea, but need some help? Have tools to lend, but looking for a project? Come and meet other makers, crafters, DIYers and hackers.

The NOVA Makers meetup is dedicated to creating and supporting a Maker community in Northern Virginia. Everyone with a passion and interest in making things is welcome to join!

Use your brain again! We are a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things. Our shop is located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of DC. Visit our site at http://hacdc.org for more details.

This group is for people interested in a Baltimore makerspace supporting collaboration across maker communities, providing educational opportunities, and supporting innovation and small business. We want to create a community space that will serve as a home and resource for all types of makers and provide an array of classes throughout the week. The space will be available for makers and small businesses to set up shop with access to tools and resources for their projects. Want to get involved? …

Reverse Space (RS) is a maker community, with a ‘space’ in Herndon, VA, currently sponsored by Cortona Academy. The community began in October 2010 by accumulating members of the Information Technology field, such as Network Security, Information Forensics, and the like. Now, the community supports many subgroups, ranging from 3D Printing, CNC, and any MakerSpace project members would like to build. Revese Space has the largest 3D printing capabilities and technology for MakerSpaces on the east …

OPENING SOON: The SmartSpin TT Training Center is a private & exclusive facility managed by RTTC. SmartSpin features OPEN PLAY 12 hours a day.  Private and group Coaching available by appointment only.  Training and Robotic training tables are available. We are located one mile from the University of MD, College Park! All ages! Men, Women, Boys & Girls! FUN!!! Co-curricular activity: Table Tennis as a means to enhance social interaction, leadership, healthy recreation, self-discipline and self-c …

The Baltimore Node is a member-run space where people can hack, craft, and make interesting things in a supportive and collaborative environment. The Node follows the Hackerspace model that is flourishing in cities around the world, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Berlin, Sydney, and many more. Members receive 24/7 access to the space, which is stocked with shared and donated tools and equipment. In addition to the informal exchange of wisdom and experience that comes from simply wor …

Club125 is a kid-safe, adult-friendly place where members can meet to engage and enrich their minds. We offer tutoring, workshops, and makerspace activities.

This is a group for neophytes into 3D printing. Together we will explore possibilities and potential of this intriguing technology. Learning and growing together, we will focus towards eventually making and creating our own visions. All are welcome.

I moved from NY to DC and was really going to miss the Hack and Tell meetup there, so I decided to start one in DC! (What follows is the shamelessly ripped off description of the original). If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool …