What do you get when you put a software developer, a realtor, a robotics engineer, artist, photographer, and designer together? Some great ideas! Crawford Comeaux, Jackie Lyle, and David Mayor are seeking funding in the amount of $8,205.13 for a makerspace, a community workshop offering tools, training and workspace for creating items that can’t routinely be crafted by individuals working alone. I imagine them eventually working with the FIRST Robotics program, the Lafayette Science Museum, and the STEM Academy to help Lafayette produce more creative and technology experts who will choose to help grow Lafayette into the tech city we aspire to be.
Crawford Comeaux, organizer of the funding campaign, says he envisions the space as a 24-hour second home for people of all ages who want to make something that requires creativity. While most makerspaces’ activities are…
