Global InformationMakers UPV information
| Formation | April 15, 2013 |
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| Type | Non-profit student organisation |
| Purpose | Education, Hands-on experience, Do It Yourself |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′49″N 0°20′37″W / 39.4804082°N 0.3435011°W |
Membership | > 100 members |
Official language | Spanish, English, German |
Co-founders | Juan Carlos Sebastiá García and Juan Vicén Balaguer |
Other initial members | Jaime Pérez Álvarez, David Pistoni Pérez, Francisco Presencia Fandos, Germán Torres Royo |
Parent organization | Universitat Politècnica de València |
| Website | makersupv |
Makers UPV is a non-profit community of students from the Universitat Politècnica of València (Valencia, Spain) founded in April 2013, whose objective is to enhance the learning experience of students by adding a practical approach based on "experiential learning", Do it yourself and the Maker Culture. Through projects, competitions and workshops taught by the students with special abilities (they acting as mentors), the community is retrofitted and grows.
The community has gained international attention through their success in competitions, being awarded "Top Hyperloop Design Concept" and "Best Propulsion Subsystem" with project Hyperloop UPV at Hyperloop Pod Competition ( SpaceX, 2016),[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] "Top People's Choice" with project NextVision (2014)[8][9] at NASA International Space Apps Challenge as well as "Global Top 5 Best Use of Hardware" with project GoSat (2015)[10] and Mars UPV (2016)[11][12][13][14][15][16] among others.
- ^ "The future of sustainable transport is already here with the Hyperloop!! – Fundacion Comunidad Valenciana – Region Europea". www.climatekic-valencia.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Awards". hyperloop.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "MIT leads in first round of Elon Musk's Hyperloop contest, but UW is in the race". 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Martí, Anna (2016-02-05). ""Si construyes has de ir poco a poco, pero si piensas puedes ir directamente al final", entrevista al Hyperloop UPV Team". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ BBVA (2016-02-25). "Hyperloop: the fifth mode of transportation, capable of travelling at the speed of sound - BBVA NEWS". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Vázquez, Cristina (2015-12-11). "Un tren 'supersónico' de universitarios españoles compite por ser el más rápido del mundo". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Un equipo español gana el concurso de diseño del tren supersónico Hyperloop". 4 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Next Vision (Space Helmet) | Space Apps Challenge". 2014.spaceappschallenge.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Space Helmet: El casco para hacer turismo espacial - Neoteo" (in European Spanish). 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "GoSat | 2015 SpaceApps Challenge". 2015.spaceappschallenge.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Mars UPV". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Un exoesqueleto, una mochila propulsora y un casco de realidad aumentada: el traje espacial 'made in Valencia'". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Levante-EMV (17 May 2016). "Un proyecto de la UPV para ir a Marte, seleccionado por la NASA". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "NASA selects Valencia university Mars spacesuit project". spanishnewstoday.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Ciencia: Un grupo español entre los 25 mejores proyectos del 'International Space Apps Challenge'" (in European Spanish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Makers UPV (2016-05-22), Mars UPV - LaSexta Noticias [21/05/2016] HQ, retrieved 2016-08-12