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Wow!What a stunning weekend it was. Over 20,000 Makers and Crafters of all ages converged for a weekend of projects, eye-opening demonstrations, recycling, entertainment, and fun under a warm spring sky in San Mateo, California. But as delighted as we were with the crowd size, the numbers only tell part of the story. Everywhere one looked, you saw wonderful, full grins on thousands of faces. Teenage girls gleefully modding new fashions from swapped clothing and textiles; parents and their kids building contraptions out of salvaged computer parts; robots putting out fires in model homes; The Crucible gang giving welding, blacksmithing, and glass bending demonstrations from the back of their fire breathing ERV; The Woz and his Aftershocks team demonstrating Segway polo.
We thought we'd post some of our favorite Maker Faire shots, as well as some great flickr links. If you have your own flickr collection you'd like to share, let us know about it.
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Heads on Fire at Maker Faire
Heads on Fire hosted the Bay Area Maker Faire Fab Lab. At Maker Faire Austin, the Fab Lab has been hosted by the Boston Fab Lab at the South End Technology Center. Wikipedia has a decent list of the... Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 11:00 PM | Discuss (0)
Getting real with Physical Design
[Image from Shopbot Tools] Daniel Smithwick has been working to develop a new model for architecture. Instead of building each structure as a custom object, people can use software and hardware to make repeatable designs that can be manufactured... Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 3:00 PM | Discuss (0)
Blimpduino and UAV at Maker Faire
Chris Anderson demonstrates the systems of the BlimpDuino. The Blimpduino kit is a very low cost, open source, autonomous blimp kit. It consists of an Arduino-based blimp controller board with on-board infrared and ultrasonic sensors and an interface for... Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 9:00 AM | Discuss (0)
Mini Maker Faires at Copperfield's starting this weekend
Starting this weekend, Copperfield's books in CA is hosting a series of mini Maker Faires, we hope you can join us for a fun afternoon this summer! Download this PDF for more information. Mini Maker Faires at Copperfield's: 6/26... Read More
Posted by Becky Stern | 11:02 AM | Discuss (1)
Weekend Project: Potato Gatling Gun
Here is a brand new version of the popular potato cannon built by the DeRose family and shown at this years Maker Faire. Check out their website for more details. To download The Potato Gatling Gun MP4 click here... Read More
Posted by KipKay | 5:00 AM | Discuss (1)
Rodney Brooks at Maker Faire
Rodney Brooks, of MIT's AI Lab and iRobot, is one of my all-time heroes. His work has had a huge impact on how I look at technology in general, robotics in specific, approaches to problem-solving, and more. So I... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 12:00 PM | Discuss (0)
Weekend Project: Arduino Rumble Robots
Learn how to modify the classic Rumble Robot toy with an Arduino. Thanks go to Dino Segovis for this Weekend Project from Maker Faire. To download The Arduino Rumble Robots MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. ... Read More
Posted by KipKay | 5:00 AM | Discuss (0)
Aquaponic education and the Sun Curve
Megan Simmons of ISKME tells us about the Sun Curve Design Challenge. OERCommons is a place where they are storing and sharing educational resources about the Sun Curve and other educational projects. The structure and systems were designed by... Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 12:00 PM | Discuss (0)
Bilal explains Instructables
Bilal has been hanging out with the Instructables folks for a while. When I bumped into him at Maker Faire, he was typically animated as he told me about what they do there. ... Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 6:00 AM | Discuss (0)
BoingBoing video at Maker Faire
BoingBoing video visited Maker Faire! In today's edition of Boing Boing Video, Mark Frauenfelder and Boing Boing Gadgets editor Lisa Katayama profile three cool things found at the recent Bay Area Maker Faire: The Yudu personal screen printer, an... Read More
Posted by Becky Stern | 3:00 AM | Discuss (0)
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