Make48 is a 48-hour competition where teams are given a challenge, must build a physical prototype, sales sheet, and a 1-minute marketing video, and then pitch it to judges. The twist is that we have tool technicians and access to a Makerspace full of equipment and tools to help the teams build almost anything their imaginations can come up with to solve the challenge.  Collaboration is the key to success. First place team wins $2000 and advances to the nationals in March 2022.

In real life, everyone has big ideas, but not everyone has the skills either physically or digitally to make a prototype. To build anything you need collaboration, often many different materials and various pieces of equipment to finish a product. Make48 allows this process to be achieved under a timed, fun, fast-moving, and educational event!

Hartford is fast becoming a hotbed of activity and innovation, and MakerspaceCT is in the middle of it all. Their 25,000 + sq. ft. of well-equipped working space is quickly becoming a focal point for collaboration for businesses and individuals. MakerspaceCT's mission is to be a valuable community resource by providing a large, well-equipped space where people and projects will thrive. They empower you with Equipment, Community, and Education so that you can develop skills, make connections and launch ideas.

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Stanley Black & Decker has been a trusted brand of tools and innovative solutions since 1843, and is recognized around the world as the company for makers and innovators, the craftsmen and the caregivers, and those doing the hard work to make the world a better place.