Santiago Mini Maker Faire

Santiago Mini Maker Faire : Oculus Rifting & DIY Instrument Band

Santiago Mini Maker Faire : Oculus Rifting & DIY Instrument Band

By Luke Blackburn

Luke Blackburn

I am an entrepreneur, living and working in Santiago, Chile. I am a closet techie and am spending a lot of my free time self learning computer programming. I love writing, playing futbol, solving problems, and helping people achieve the highest version of success that they desire. I share stories and photos at www.LeonLennis.com

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This past weekend, thousands of Chileans descended upon a lovely little park in central Santiago called Parque Quinta Normal. I arrived around 11am on a bright and sunny Saturday morning. I walked through the entry gates of the park and when I saw a huge yellow circus tent in the middle of the park, I knew I was in the right plac

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A Chilean Drinkbot with a Sense of Humor

A Chilean Drinkbot with a Sense of Humor

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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The Indio Pícaro doll is a national joke in Chile, one which Nathan Pahucki and Pablo Castro wanted to capitalize on at the Santiago Mini Maker Faire. Their project, PissCO, is a robotic drink machine in which each Indian doll… well… dispenses a particular drink ingredient. The user chooses their drink from a tablet which […]

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A Sneak Peek from Santiago: Lights, Bikes, and Clouds

A Sneak Peek from Santiago: Lights, Bikes, and Clouds

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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Buenos días from Santiago, Chile where preparations are well under way for the second Santiago Mini Maker Faire.

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