29 Jan202431st January 2024
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Creativity roaring in South Africa

Creativity roaring in South Africa

Meanwhile in South Africa! Children have been inventing their Dream Machines and university students at CPUT have immersed themselves in hard work to design them into Working Prototypes. In a little while we’ll be able to share more details about it all, but for now, we can enjoy these wonderful videos made by Storm Wilson,...

26 Jan202429th January 2024
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MyMachine Mexico Exhibition! This year’s cycle is a wrap! The Dream Machines are ready!

MyMachine Mexico Exhibition! This year’s cycle is a wrap! The Dream Machines are ready!

164 students co-creating Working Prototypes! That is exactly what has just happened in Mexico! Children in primary classes of Escuela primaria Solidaridad 2666, Escuela primaria República de Venezuela, Escuela Ford 180, and Instituto Kurowi invented over a hundred Dream Machines. A group of students from different engineering disciplines (Industrial Design, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical...

16 Oct202316th October 2023
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MyMachine Portugal Exhibition

MyMachine Portugal Exhibition

Celebration should be an attitude. That’s exactly what happened last Friday when MyMachine Portugal launched its 2023 exhibition at the MyMachine House in Obidos. The medieval town of Obidos attracts 2 million visitors a year. Annually in October, they also host Folio, the biggest literary festival in Portugal. All of this combined is the extraordinary...

27 Sep202327th September 2023
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MyMachine Slovenia Exhibition

MyMachine Slovenia Exhibition

Celebrating months of hard work. The final exhibition of this year’s run in MyMachine Slovenia was just that! Preschool children and students of primary school Otlica, OŠ Danila Lokarja Ajdovščina (primary school Vrtovin, Skrilje and Vipavaski Cross), Otroški vrtec Ajdovščina enota ob Hublju , OŠ Dobravlje! (prš Lokavec) and a group of preschool children O.Š....

09 Jul202313th July 2023
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MyMachine Slovakia exhibition 3: Brand New Dream Machines on display!

MyMachine Slovakia exhibition 3: Brand New Dream Machines on display!

Not one, but three final exhibitions in Slovakia this year! What do you do when there are hundreds and hundreds of students all over the country collaborating in MyMachine? To secure proximity for the involved students, MyMachine Slovakia organises final exhibitions in Banská Bystrica, Kosice, and (capitol) Bratislava. Here’s a glimpse of how the Dream...

03 Jul20233rd July 2023
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MyMachine Slovakia exhibition 2: Brand New Dream Machines on display!

MyMachine Slovakia exhibition 2: Brand New Dream Machines on display!

Not one, but three final exhibitions in Slovakia this year! What do you do when there are hundreds and hundreds of students all over the country collaborating in MyMachine? To secure proximity for the involved students, MyMachine Slovakia organises final exhibitions in Banská Bystrica, Kosice, and (capitol) Bratislava. Here’s a glimpse of how the Dream...

30 Jun202330th June 2023
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MyMachine Slovakia exhibition 1: Brand New Dream Machines on display!

MyMachine Slovakia exhibition 1: Brand New Dream Machines on display!

Not one, but three final exhibitions in Slovakia this year! What do you do when there are hundreds and hundreds of students all over the country collaborating in MyMachine? To secure proximity for the involved students, MyMachine Slovakia organises final exhibitions in Banská Bystrica, Kosice, and (capitol) Bratislava. Here’s a glimpse of how the Dream...

28 Jun202330th June 2023
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Collaboration in real-life. Not in textbooks. Exhibition of brand new Dream Machines!

Collaboration in real-life. Not in textbooks. Exhibition of brand new Dream Machines!

Collaboration in real-life. Not in textbooks. A lot happens when you co-create: creativity sparks at the beginning, and perseverance gets you through the most challenging moments of going from idea to concept to working prototype. That’s how it looks when hundreds of students and educators in primary, secondary and higher education co-create Dream Machines.  In...

12 Jun202312th June 2023
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MyMachine Liège Exhibition: le moment suprême!

MyMachine Liège Exhibition: le moment suprême!

Child-inventors, university students, vocational/technical secondary students, teachers, professors, ministers, and other stakeholders gathered in Saive, Belgium, last week for the final exhibition of this year’s run of MyMachine Liège (Belgium). While they obviously know the Dream Machine they worked on, all involved could discover all the Dream Machines, like the Arathe-Shoe-Cleaner-Spider, Holographic-Alarm-Clock-Poke and the Interactive-Trash-Can....

30 May202330th May 2023
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MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2023

MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2023

With confetti bonanza and engaging words along the way from vice-chancellor of research and interdisciplinary efforts Hans Kjetil Lysgård and deputy mayor Erik Rostoft, functioning prototypes of five new Dream Machines were revealed in Norway last week! These amazing Dream Machines are developed jointly by elementary school classes, vocational secondary classes, and engineering students and...

01 Feb20231st February 2023
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Barcelona hosted the very first MyMachine Exhibition in Spain!

Barcelona hosted the very first MyMachine Exhibition in Spain!

January 19, 2023, was a fabulous milestone in our history! MyMachine Catalonia (Spain) hosted its very first exhibition! After many months of hard work, all participating students (primary, secondary and university level) gathered in Elisava, iVic-UCC Faculty of Design and Engineering in Barcelona. 175 child-inventors could finally discover and test the working prototype of their...

10 Nov202211th November 2022
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Creating impact in Mexico!

Creating impact in Mexico!

MyMachine Mexico has delivered their first Dream Machines! The very first cycle took place in school year 2021-2022. 12 schools and educational programs in the city of Ciudad Juárez have participated. 4 primary schools joined (Primaria Domingo Bravo Oviedo, Primaria Tlacaélel, Primaria Ramón Espinoza Villanueva, and Colegio Hellen Keller) with over 70 primary school students....

05 Jul20225th July 2022
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MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition 2022 Part 3!

MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition 2022 Part 3!

Tuesday, June 28th: MyMachine Slovakia hosted its third 2022 exhibition, this time in Kosice (East Slovakia). This exhibition showcased Dream Machines invented and build by students from the Eastern part of the country. From the coffee-making machine to the music-making machine: each one sprung from the imagination of primary school students and was brought to...

30 Jun202230th June 2022
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MyMachine Flanders & Brussels (Belgium) exhibition!

MyMachine Flanders & Brussels (Belgium) exhibition!

On June 23 and 24, nine dream machines were on display in Technopolis, Mechelen. From the lubricating machine to the mental aid machine: each one sprung from the imagination of primary school students and was brought to life by college students and technical/vocational secondary students. By joining forces, they created the MyMachine Expo 2021-2022. Some...

20 May202221st May 2022
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MyMachine Indiana (USA): amazing videos showing the entire process from ideation to the working prototype of this year’s invented Dream Machines!

MyMachine Indiana (USA): amazing videos showing the entire process from ideation to the working prototype of this year’s invented Dream Machines!

Ever wondered how it feels to be a student or an educator involved in MyMachine? Here’s your chance of getting a taste of it! The Indiana Chapter of MyMachine USA has delivered the result of a full year’s creative co-creation: 4 Dream Machines have been invented, conceptualised and built! In this very first cycle, over...

21 Mar202222nd March 2022
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MyMachine exhibition at Airport in Norway

MyMachine exhibition at Airport in Norway

“Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts as we are starting our descent to the MyMachine Norway exhibition in Kristiansand.” Nothing short of brilliant. MyMachine Norway has launched a MyMachine world premiere: a MyMachine exhibition at Kjevik International Airport in Kristiansand.  This international airport serves Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county. Over 1 million passengers per...

14 Sep202114th September 2021
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This was the MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2021

This was the MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2021

Absolutely wonderful to see 100 child-inventors discover the working prototypes of their dream machines at the MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2021! Celebrating creativity. Celebrating creative confidence. The MyMachine Norway 2021 exposition of dream machines was the “please do touch”-exhibition to discover dream machines co-created by students in primary, secondary and higher education in Norway in the past...

03 Sep202114th September 2021
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Announcing the MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2021

Announcing the MyMachine Norway Exhibition 2021

If you are in or near Norway, we invite you to visit the MyMachine Norway 2021 exposition of dream machines! This “please do touch”-exhibition allows you to discover dream machines co-created by students in primary, secondary and higher education in Norway. You will be able to discover gems like a.o. the LOL-Surprise-Massage-Machine, the Stand-Up-The-Lux-Machine, The Toy Machine,...

05 Jul20215th July 2021
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MyMachine Flanders&Brussels (Belgium) presenting all dream machines of the 2020-2021 cycle

MyMachine Flanders&Brussels (Belgium) presenting all dream machines of the 2020-2021 cycle

8 minutes of tremendous creativity and collaboration. This year’s grand exhibition of MyMachine Flanders&Brussels (Belgium) was divided into separate events for each of the elaborated dream machines. These inauguration events were done at the premises of the respective primary schools. They united all participating students: primary, secondary and university level, all celebrating the result of...

30 Jun202130th June 2021
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MyMachine Liège Exhibition 2021! A fantastic ending to a fantastic school year!

MyMachine Liège Exhibition 2021! A fantastic ending to a fantastic school year!

What a marvellous day this was! MyMachine Liège (Belgium) just finished their very first cycle, building 6 dream machines, uniting over 160 students from many different schools in Liège. While co-creating their dream machines, all these students learned the power of creative and entrepreneurship. At the end of this cycle, the results -the original drawings,...

27 Nov202027th November 2020
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MyMachine South Africa videos on the exhibition part 1 in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa videos on the exhibition part 1 in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa held their part 1 of the 2020 exhibition in Cape Town in the framework of the Open Design Afrika 2020 Festival. Here is a beautiful video about it: And as a bonus, here’s a engaging behind the scenes video, featuring a.o. Jeremy Maarman, MyMachine South Africa Coordinator. There is also Chimell Fortuin...

18 Nov202018th November 2020
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MyMachine South Africa exhibition in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa exhibition in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa is proud to present the dream machines being built in 2020 through the MyMachine methodology. The location being the iconic V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. At the last day of the Open Design Afrika festival, MyMachine South Africa showed dream machines like the Pizza Machine, the Stingray or the Clean The Umbrella...

21 Oct202025th October 2020
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MyMachine South Africa exhibition in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa exhibition in Cape Town

We are extremely proud to invite you to the MyMachine South Africa exhibition on October 31st. The exhibition will showcase the dream machines invented by primary school children in South Africa and elaborated in the framework of MyMachine South Africa. The exhibition is a part of the Open Design Afrika festival that takes place October...

14 Sep202014th September 2020
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Video from the MyMachine Norway 2020 exhibition

Video from the MyMachine Norway 2020 exhibition

Last week we reported on the MyMachine Norway 2020 exhibition. Today we can share this video about it: marvellous ideas turned into brilliant, beautifully crafted working prototypes! Discover the the massage-machine, the problem-solver, the dance-machine, the all-is-possible machine and Robbe (the machine buddy who can suggest things to do when you are bored). Along the...

10 Sep202010th September 2020
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Meet the dream machines of MyMachine Norway!

Meet the dream machines of MyMachine Norway!

How marvellous to see this exhibition in Norway! What should have happened in March, luckily took place now: the final exhibition of dream machines invented and elaborated during school year 2019-2020. The participating primary school children could finally discover the dream machines they have been invented and elaborated, working together with university students and technical...

19 Sep201923rd September 2019
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MyMachine Portugal launch of the Book What Is Your Dream Machine?

MyMachine Portugal launch of the Book What Is Your Dream Machine?

We are delighted to announce the official launch of our book What Is Your Dream Machine? How Children Change Education Worldwide in Portugal. MyMachine Portugal and Folio are collaborating to launch the book. This will happen at the Opening Night of the International Literature Festival Folio in Obidos. On Friday October 11th MyMachine Co-Founder Piet Grymonprez...

29 May20194th June 2019
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Announcing the MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition 2019

Announcing the MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition 2019

Mark your calendars! June 18th starting at 10am, all students from primary, secondary and higher education will gather at the MyMachine Slovakia 2019 exhibition to explore the working prototypes from the dream machines invented by the primary school children. The exhibition will be at the Technical University of Kosice (TUKE). The day will start at...

19 Mar201919th March 2019
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MyMachine Norway 2019 Exhibition Opening!

MyMachine Norway 2019 Exhibition Opening!

Kristiansand, home to the MyMachine Norway HQ, is opening the 2019 MyMachine exhibition season today! This day marks the end of an intense collaboration of primary, secondary and higher education. And the results were astonishing! The exhibition is at display at the Kristiansand Library in downtown Kristiansand. The participating primary schools visited one by one the...

01 Mar20191st March 2019
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Announcing the MyMachine Norway 2019 Exhibition!

Announcing the MyMachine Norway 2019 Exhibition!

MyMachine Norway invites you to their 2019 Exhibition opening on Tuesday March 19th in Kristiansand. This is the glorious moment where all students, teachers and professors from primary, secondary and higher education that were involved in MyMachine get together to discover all working prototypes. Of course the students know the one they invented, conceptualised and...

12 Nov201816th December 2018
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MyMachine Portugal Exhibition part 2 in Villa Nova de Famalicao

MyMachine Portugal Exhibition part 2 in Villa Nova de Famalicao

The second part of the MyMachine Portugal exhibition was launched today Monday 12 November. More than 120 elementary school students from the Famalicao region were involved in the previous school year, which resulted in the making of six dream machines.This event was also attended by mayor Paulo Cunha, aldermen of Education, Knowledge and Culture Leonel...

27 Sep201827th September 2018
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MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition 2018

MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition 2018

It was a magnificent day in Kosice. The second largest city of Slovakia woke up to the day that would mark the second MyMachine Slovakia Exhibition since the Carpathian Foundation started MyMachine in september 2016. Campus Gallery of the Technical University Kosice was the agora for all MyMachine Slovakia participants: all the elementary school children,...

05 Jun201512th October 2017
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Sneak preview on the MyMachine Flanders (Belgium) results: this is the Disease-Vacuum-Cleaner

Click here for the Dutch Documentary by Regional Television TV OOST: children/inventors from the Belgian elementary school discovering, at the technical high school, their working prototype: the Disease-Vacuum-Cleaner. This is one of the dream machines that will be on display at the Grand MyMachine Flanders Exhibition, opening June 18th in the City of Kortrijk. Join us...