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• Fun & Easy DIY Ideas to Keep Your Hands Busy During Holidays

  One of the best ways to unwind is to craft a little something from scratch. No need to overload yourself with a big handmade project during the holidays – check out these almost effortless ideas instead.  

  05.01.2024

• A Very DIY NY: Best Holiday Gifts

  The holiday season is here, and with it the eternal struggle of choosing the perfect gift. Store-bought gifts can be great, but sometimes you just want that extra personal touch. Thankfully, in our time doing it yourself (or simply DIYing) is as accessible and fun as it’s ever been. It can be challenging (if you like a challenge) – or it can be as simple as following a manual or working alongside a professional. Here are some of our ideas and suggestions on how to personalize your gifts and the best spots in St. Petersburg to do it.

  17.12.2021

• ITMO Robotics Team Converts Hoverboard Into Life-Sized Robot

  The robot’s algorithm controls the self-balancing scooter’s motherboard, the human-size robot impresses with its dimensions, weight, and technical solutions. The team has already won the St. Petersburg Open Robotics Competitions, and their next goal is the national stage of the RoboCup.

  21.04.2021

• ITMO FabLab: DIY Coworking Space For the Creative

  Here's a peek at what students do at the ITMO University FabLab for everyone who's interested in DIY as part of student initiatives.

  25.02.2020

• Maker Faire Program Director Sabrina Merlo: Most People Are Already Makers

  Sabrina Merlo – the program director of Make magazine’s San Francisco-based Maker Faire and the producer and co-founder of East Bay Mini Maker Faire – came to St. Petersburg to deliver a lecture to the students of ITMO University and speak about the phenomenon of maker culture. A writer for ITMO.NEWS met with Sabrina to learn more about the Maker's Bill of Rights and how being a maker can be a remedy for depression.

  12.09.2019

• Five Simple DIY Devices

  In the spirit of the Kid Inventors’ Day celebrated all over the world on January 17, we at ITMO.NEWS have joined our forces with the ITMO.KIDS Technopark for Children to present five devices that are easy to do at home. All of them have different uses, from doing household chores to playing games or just being very  instagrammable . A hydraulic powered robotic arm, a smart pet feeder, and an air balloon able to pull off a launch into the stratosphere: read on and start creating!

  17.01.2019

• Do It Yourself: Citizen-Led City Planning

  Thanks to social media, people can easily discuss problems, organize events, and even influence the political decision-making process. Citizens don’t want to be silent anymore, as they start seeing their cities as platforms for communication, creative work, and business. Urbanist and popular blogger Timo Hämäläinen, whose blog ‘From Rurban to Urban’ was rated among the best in its category by The Guardian, talked about urban development in Finland during the Geography for Everyone summer school that took place at ITMO University.

  22.08.2018