As you enter the building that now houses Nunavut’s first makerspace, visitors are immediately greeted by small, colourful robots zipping around by their feet.
Pinnguaq Makerspace is led by Nunavut-based technology non-profit Pinnguaq, which means “play” in Inuktitut. The facility is designed to be a community hub for people of all ages to explore science and technology.
“A makerspace is just a spot where, essentially, you can come and get access to technology and access to experiences that you just wouldn’t have casually lying around at home,” said Ryan Oliver, the executive director of Pinnguaq.
“We’re going to have high-end technology — access to robots, access to [virtual reality] — and just make it available to the community so that things can be created.”
The space will also host computer science camps,…
