TechCrunch Makers: The Lemp Brewery Is St. Louis’ Up And Coming Maker Space

St Louis Makes Lemp Brewery Tower A place like the Lemp Brewery is rare. This factory, built in 1840 in St. Louis, Missouri, once spewed fragrant hops steam over Cherokee Street while workers rolled barrels of beer into the natural caves under the complex. Now it stands empty except for a small group of dedicated makers who are slowly turning the brewery into one of the most unique workspaces I’ve ever seen. We visited… Read More

TC Makers: Goebel & Company Makes Furniture For An Old-Fashioned Future

Goebel & Co Dog Days The folks at Goebel Furniture make amazing wooden furniture the old fashioned way: the create design permutations in CAD/CAM, 3D print demo models, and then carve and shape every piece to the customer’s exact requirements. Run by Martin Goebel, the company makes commercial and domestic furniture. The commercial stuff is amazingly heavy and hearty while the domestic furniture is almost… Read More

TC Makers: Kinova Robotics Gives The Disabled A Helping Hand

Kinova Robotics Evolution Montreal-based Kinova Robotics was founded in part because of one man – the founder’s uncle, Jaco, a disabled inventor who created a manipulator for his wheelchair out of a hot dog pincher, some microswitches, and some complex electronics. This early attempt, while primitive, was the basis for a whole series of amazing – and amazingly useful – robotic arms.… Read More

TC Makers: We Learn How MarkForged Prints Unbreakable Objects

MarkForged Mark One We first met the folks at MarkForged at CES where they showed us their printer that could create objects that were nearly unbreakable. By weaving carbon fiber between layers of plastic, the team made some of the coolest 3D printed objects we’ve ever seen. I went to Boston where we met MarkForged’s founder Greg Mark who walked us through his workshop from start to finish. There we… Read More