Maker Faire Sussex County 2024

Vector Space Mini Cooper Cluckman

Home: Virginia, United States

The Mini Cooper Cluckman is a power racer built at Vector Space, a community makerspace in Lynchburg, VA

https://vector-space.org/
Vector Space Mini Cooper Cluckman - Maker Faire Sussex County 2024

Maker

Adam Spontarelli Maker Photo

Adam Spontarelli

Adam began his career as a Mechanical Engineer in the Nuclear Industry, modeling the flow of fluid and heat through pipes and debris, around baffles and impellers, across differing liquids, gasses, and solids. If the laws of Thermodynamics seemed to misbehave and joules of energy went missing, Adam helped find them. After nearly a decade in the field, he left his desk job to pursue his passion for science, engineering, and making by founding Vector Space. Adam has built coffee roasters, drones, thermally conductive LED boards, arcade machines, childrens' bikes, robotic painting pianos, smart thermostats, and everything in between. He's fascinated by the way things works, and the more technical it gets, the better. The only thing he enjoys as much as making things is teaching others to make things. As the Director of Education, Adam is responsible for crafting educational programming that excites and engages students. He incorporates the compelling work of Makiguchi, Dewey, and Papert into his