Making of – The Amazing Lab https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:56:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-cropped-Favicon-Purple-Original500x500-32x32.png Making of – The Amazing Lab https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt 32 32 A personal story, with an Amazing twist https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/about-the-amazing-lab/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:32:53 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1587 One of our team members was recently interviewed for the “Caminhos na UC” bi-weekly magazine. And, of course, the Amazing Lab project was also featured.

You can read the full story at: https://www.uc.pt/anossauc/caminhos/tiago_cruz

]]> We did it. Again. https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/we-did-it-again/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:29:16 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1488 We were among the winning proposals for the second call of the First Foundation initiative. We would like to thank Feedzai and the Department of Informatics Engineering of the University of Coimbra for supporting us.

A big and heartfelt “thank you”!

]]> Comfort and colour https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/comfort-and-colour/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:58:02 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1418 Our new chairs have arrived – we think they look very cool!
But don’t take our word for it – you’ll have to try them to check how comfortable they are.

]]> Cuteness overload… https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/cuteness-overload/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:44:11 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1372 Today we got our Codey Rocky educational pack. 6 cute robots!
Also, our first LEGO Spike Kit has arrived. And we finally took our puff cushions out of their bags.

]]> Restored to former glory https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/restored-to-former-glory/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:40:32 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1365 Our FACOM cabinet was equipped with new tools. What once was an empty cabinet is now a treasure trove of possibilities.

]]> Once upon a time…there was a lathe https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-lathe/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:30:46 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1349 A broken one. We even considered throwing it into the trashcan. 
But our good friend Diogo from the IT department took the matter into his hands and he fixed it. The problem: it was a broken screw and Diogo made a new one.

]]> More colour, convenience and resources https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/about-colour-and-more-resources/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:31:35 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1333 We received 170 Arduino Kits, which are going to be used in the Tecnologias da Informática course. In 2022/2023, these kits will be lent to our first year students, which will be able to take them home to work and learn autonomously.

We also got a new whiteboard, colourful stock boxes for our perforated wall panels, and a set of square puff cushions.

]]> What’s cooking? https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/whats-cooking/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:30:19 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1276 Breaking the scale of our amazing-o-meter.

]]> Create! https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/create/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:55:52 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1233 We found a place for our FACOM cabinet, 3D printed a pair of angle brackets and reused an old square table (coated in PVC film, with a cork protection). This is the result.

]]> Amazing Lab, v1.1 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/making-of/amazing-lab-v1-1/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:21:10 +0000 https://amazinglab.dei.uc.pt/?p=1021 Our new workbenches have arrived! 

More functionality and practicality for our favourite lab!

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