In my previous article, Yaba Silicon Valley: Makerspace, Hackerspace and Creatorspace where i talked about our vision to expand and contribute to the hardware community in Nigeria, how we intend to open up several makerspaces in Yaba so that people interested in making hardware products can rapidly build a prototype, they can also learn, collaborate and share with each other on projects that they are working on. The makerspace will also help to create a platform where makers can pitch their electronic ideas for funding.

Makers working together on a project

ByteHub Embedded launched Let’s Make and Code Hardware monthly meetup and makerspace where makers comes together to talk, share what they are working on, seek for collaborations, network and meet people, workshops, discuss on the latest embedded devices and showcase their projects on electronics, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), 3D technology, IoT, robotics and automation systems.

Their mission is to partner with many hardware and software companies in Nigeria like Facebook NG and Google Africa in building and equipping more makerspaces where people come to make use of the facilities like 3D printers, PCB machines, Electronics components and tools, electronics kits, Modules and Sensors, embedded software and many more.

This maker movement in Nigeria is to bring thousands of people into hardware making and promoting local contents.

 

The meetup launch up was opened by Chioma, Project engineer at ByteHub embedded, the first talk was given by Ayinde Olayiwola, CTO at ByteHub on Expanding the maker community (makerspace), he also encouraged makers to contribute on opensource projects by upgrading on existing ones and sharing them on various platforms like GitHub, Instructables, Hackster.io, Cloudx.ng and many more.

Ayinde Olayiwola talking on how to expand the maker community

Emmanuel Odunlade, member of the Hardware Nigeria Community talked about how to make money being a maker.

Emmanuel Odunlade talking on how to make money as a maker

Fidel, a programmer and developer at ByteHub took the workshop session by showing the community on how to make and code cool projects using the CloudX IDE platform which supports Microchip technology PIC microcontrollers and the CloudX boards.

Fidel on the workshop session

Next was the business development manager at ByteHub, Gbenga Olagidi, he talked about the CloudX Training Institute (CTI) and its courses.

Gbenga Olagidi, Business Development Manager at ByteHub

One of the directors at ByteHub, Noel Abdullahi, was also present at the launch up yesterday, he addressed the community about the 4th industrial revolution and how machines will replace man in all industry and he encouraged the maker community to be part of this revolution.

Director of ByteHub Embedded, Noel Abdullahi

After all the talks and workshop, every participants had a photo session together and looking forward to meet more makers during the next meetup.

The Hardware Maker Community