“We’re thrilled to see what local teams will create with the array of tools at our shop,” James Pittman, president of The Bodgery, said in a press release. “It’s an incredible opportunity to highlight Wisconsin makers on the national stage.”
The three other cities selected so far for this season’s regional competitions are Wichita, Kansas; Hartford, Connecticut; and Indianapolis, Indiana.
‘We want everyday people’
The teams filling The Bodgery were selected from a pool of 14 at a local casting call. Some are college students or professional designers, while others just have a passion for do-it-yourself hobbies.
“We don’t want to pick all engineering students,” Gray said. “We want everyday people. We want some families.”
Andrea Francesca of Team Solutive Badgers is a UW-Madison senior studying marketing. Her team is made up exclusively of UW-Madison students…
