See Inventors Make Their Mark in Fishers at This Weekend’s Make48 Competition

The Fishers Maker Playground will host the national Make48 competition this weekend.

Make48 is a 48-hour competition where teams are presented with a challenge and tasked to build a physical prototype, create a sales sheet, produce a 1-minute marketing video, and pitch their big idea to a panel of judges. The Indianapolis competition at Maker Playground is one of several regional events leading up to the national competition in March 2023.

During this weekend’s competition, competitors will be faced with a real-world problem presented by Corteva AgriScience to solve this year’s theme, “Food Preservation & the Supply Chain: Food at the Right Place, at the Right Time.” The first-place team will win $2,000 and advance to the national competition next spring.

The Fishers Maker Playground is a 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, public makerspace at the Hub and Spoke building located in west Fishers, just off Fishers’ Nickel Plate Trail. Managed Fishers Parks, the Maker Playground was recently awarded ‘Best Innovation in Design’ by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). Featuring a wood shop, metal shop, CNC machine, 3D Printer, computers, tools, and supplies to cut, form, and create, the Maker Playground provides the ideal setting for creators to innovate during the Make48 competition.

Learn more about Make48 at Make48.com.