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Nerdy Derby is where it’s at

Melissa Morgan — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:02:40 +0000

Crowds are flocking to this year’s latest hit activity, the Nerdy Derby. Brought to you by the students of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, this no-rules miniature car building area is inspiring a lot of young makers to stop by and make their very own derby car. Cars are then RFID-tagged […]

Galileo Summer Quest!

Melissa Morgan — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:35:48 +0000

This has got to be one of the busiest exhibits for kids at Maker Faire this year. There’s just so much fun stuff going on: make a popsicle house and see how it holds up to earthquakes on various soils; give their spin art machines a whirl; and check out […]

Digi-Comp II: 8-balls make math fun!

Melissa Morgan — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:04:41 +0000

This mechanical binary computer is a giant calculator powered by 8 balls and Evil Mad Scientists. Filed under: General

Spin art robots in minutes!

Melissa Morgan — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:30:11 +0000

The team at Spinbots is offering young makers the opportunity to create easily reconfigurable marker bots that teach the principles of design in a super fun hands-on way. While I was there, one young boy modded his bot to only have two marker legs, and everyone looked on in wonder […]

Meet the Makers: The Viper

Melissa Morgan — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:00:58 +0000

Young makers astound with an ambitious Viper flight simulator project for Maker Faire.