Stories From TinkerSpace
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A hacker space in Kochi, Kerala runs ~130 events with 41 organizations, about 1,300 unique members and several thousand check-ins, and hosts GPUs and 3D printers that let students print rover parts and one group train a local large language model. The space costs 45 lakh setup, 2 lakh/month to operate, a quarter subsidized by the community, and it runs a mentoring residency program that provides travel, food and time to teach.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00TinkerSpace introduction
- 1:08Why physical spaces matter
- 3:15TinkerSpace facilities
- 5:02Impactful projects
- 8:15Challenges in community
- 9:41Success stories
- 11:06Funding model
- 12:10Mentoring residency program
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