PaperBrick is a simple, yet powerful idea. Take cardboard and paper, soak them in water and compress them in little bricks for your fire. Using a caulking gun and a PaperBrick tube (including two compressing part). Let the brick dry 3 days in the summer, 5 in the winter and here you go!
PaperBrick.
Kenshõ, a massive interactive LED and wood structure from Daniel Popper with music composed by Markus Wormstorm. This installation was played at night and the center bottom piece can be removed to have a seat for a DJ to play at AfrikaBurn (Regional event of Burning Man in South Africa).
The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre definitely has a feel similar to the New Hall of Science. Great places for Maker Faires around the world.
Squarephant.. because we love robot and elephant. Makes sense!
School teams showing their robots and creations.
Joy, joy, joy!
Hydroponic design by SAP Geniuses team. I so wanted to eat these strawberries!
SAP Geniuses team competing in the Lego competition and showing their hydroponic exploration.
Where ever you go, you always find a surveyor tripod. :D
Lego robot competition was intense.
Design a hat, lamp shade or anything else you wanted.
Little kid and his mon building a wall, using the ingenious system from Bulk Brick Layer. The system is designed to enable unskilled individuals to lay bricks as good as professionals. Well, I think that was a good demonstration here!
Even the engine has his jeans!
The Animal car, was designed and built by Sam with parts he could find.
Designing the front. Sam said that all the cars look the same. He got inspired by a photo of a tiger.
Under the jeans…
Photo of a photo of Sam and his Animal on the road.
Sam’s shoes, made from Springbok skin.
Trobok creature… which is also a Raspberry Pi case.
Trobok creature…
Trobok creature…
Rick Treweek, from Trobok, showing some of his creatures 3D printed on his Ultimaker.
Chris, at the BinarySpace (www.binaryspace.co.za). By the way, I will hack for beer too! ;)
Beer xylophone designed by Chris at the BinarySpace.
BinarySpace showing their creations.
Repurpose School Bags are made of recycled plastic and include a solar charger with LED lights that kids can then use at home as lamp to study. Remember, a lot of kids don’t have access to electricity. http://www.repurposeschoolbags.com/
Hovercraft, on the Intel booth.
Rubiks cube solving robot, designed by Cape Town University students, sponsored by Intel.
MIT Student, currently in South Africa, to run MBADIKA, which means “idea” and is a social venture focused on fostering innovators and entrepreneurs around the world.
Makerboy was proudly demonstrating how he built his robotic platform in 6 months. Joey and Quin, here is your next body here in South Africa!
Percussion instrument designed by students of a local Johannesburg school in collaboration with Bushveld Labs
Percussion instrument designed by students of a local Johannesburg school in collaboration with Bushveld Labs
Percussion instrument designed by students of a local Johannesburg school in collaboration with Bushveld Labs
Percussion instrument designed by students of a local Johannesburg school in collaboration with Bushveld Labs
Artiste Jenna Burchell demonstrating a small installation based on her piece Homing, an interactive copper wire instrument. Playing harp all around the city of Johannesburg. She installed a similar piece that I had the chance to see at the World Design Capital in Cape Town. More information on her work: www.jennaburchell.com/artwork/14
MIT student with the MBADIKA social venture, showing a little boy how to build a solar charging kit.
Programing and testing (hence all the LEDs) the robot from RobotScience.
Interesting Octocopter by Driven Software. Weighting 1.2 kilos (~2.6 lbs), it can lift 2 kilos (~4.4 lbs) easily.
Learning to built and program robots using the Basic language for disadvantaged kids in South Africa. RoboScience also provides a lot of video on Youtube to build and program your own platform.
RobotScience, from the University of Johannesburg’s Technolab. I loved the old black and white monitor.
And it’s a wrap! See you next time Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.
A great venue, the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. The place has the vibe and feel of the New York Hall of Science. Can only be a great location for a Maker Faire!
Maker Faire Africa wrapped up this weekend with an incredible turnout. The event was held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Center in Johannesburg. As you can see in the slideshow above, supplied by Omar Soubra, there was a very wide variety of attendees and fun was had by all.
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Tigers? In Africa?
Seriously love these designs! Robots are nice and all, but there is more to the world of making.