You may remember Mike Gould and his awesome laser lunchboxes from his project article in MAKE Volume 20. Mike is at Maker Faire Detroit, talking about lunchbox lasers and performing laser shows as the Illuminatus Laser Light Opera. Check out his website for more information on building your own laser lunchbox. The rest of Mike’s […]
It’s all about activity here at Maker Faire Detroit. If you’re over by the crafting area, you’ve got a lot to choose from: TaDaa! Studio T-shirt Tote Bag XYRON Creativity Area Detroit Lives Mural The National Needlearts Association Station Just to name a few!
That’s right! The crew from i3Detroit has been working hard all week to get their Twinkie car ready for Maker Faire. If you’re lucky, you might be able to grab catch one as you’re walking around!
Our old pal, the net-connected, twittering car, AJ the Fiesta, is back in action and tweeting from Maker Faire Detroit. How’s the tire pressure, AJ? American Journey 2.0 on MAKE
On Let’s Make Robots: This clever walking robot by George Collins of Sherman Oaks, CA, that uses a plastic shoebox as an enclosure. Sterylite6000 is a large and somewhat unusual robot. Originally it was designed to use only six servos. This worked resonably well, but did not get good ground clearance on the back legs. […]
As you can see in this picture, it’s a little drizzly out, but the gates opened to a line of folks waiting to get in to Maker Faire Detroit this morning, including our local TV crew. Let the good times begin!
I really like Tim Oelker’s toolbox with hammer handle.
