DIY Micro:bit Infrared Thermometer

Virtually Maker Faire 2020

May 22nd-23rd

The escalating COVID-19 pandemic panics people around the globe. To fight against the pandemic with a maker’s spirit, C-LAB is organizing a series of workshops for DIY Micro:bit Infrared Thermometer, DIY UV Light Box, etc. Experts from biomedicine, electrical engineering, Tech Art, and architecture collectively initiate and contribute to the workshops, share and practice their knowledge, and empower each other to act through art to handle this crisis. Everyone is welcome to join and take part in these workshops which bring together Tech Art with chic design and take tangible action in this global fight. Participants of the workshops will learn the principles and the methods of UV light disinfection, and be equipped with the ability to make their own Micro:bit, a pocket-sized infrared forehead thermometer.

This DIY Micro:bit Infrared Thermometer Workshop will be jointly taught by engineer Andrew LIN, new media artist TSAI Chi-Hung, and co-designers of the thermometer’s folded-paper casing, HUANG Weiwei and Jason LEE. This infrared thermometer is made with easily accessible everyday materials and microbit modules that elementary and junior high school students are already using in their classes. Hopefully this DIY infrared thermometer could provide a quick solution for the thermometer shortage at the moment.

C-LAB upholds the spirit of open culture and free sharing, and all the information from these workshops, including written information, images, designs, and programming codes, will be available to the public under CC0 - Creative Commons.