The State of Electronics looks at the changes to hobby electronics and how that influences the broader view of the profession of electronic design and manufacture. The rise of hobby electronics through open source hardware like Arduino and other hardware such as the Raspberry Pi, leads to a significant shift in the development of individuals within the industry. The democratisation of hardware, service bureaus and, crowd-funding models create an environment of hope, change and opportunity.

In the next episode, we travel to Shenzhen China with a bunch of makers from Australia with the view of discovering how “makers” can leverage the current climate of “making” and manufacturing, to provide the world with innovative products and services. In addition to this, we visit Maker Faire Shenzhen and look at the culture of “Making Things” from a global perspective.