Miami Mini Maker Faire 2013

Miami’s first Maker Faire welcomed over 1,600 attendees Saturday, Nov. 16, featuring a wide ranging array of South Florida makers in Miami’s Wynwood district. As one of the organizers of Orlando Mini Maker Faire, we were excited to see our friends from South Florida producing a mini maker fair of their own, and they did not disappoint!

I chatted with one of the Miami Mini Maker organizers, Mike Greenberg, near the end of the event. He expressed how thrilled they are that community embraced the fair.

“There are so many international communities in Miami, and they have a history of being very resourceful – they are makers by necessity, and it is great to see them show off their creativity.” He’s also excited that the local makers are now aware of Maker Faire and will be representing South Florida at the larger Maker Faires in 2014.

Miami Mini Maker Faire at The LAB Miami.

HackLab North Boynton’s Daft Booth interactive Daft Punk music booth.

HackLab North Boynton’s Daft Booth interactive Daft Punk music booth.

Enjoying the Raspberry Pi and Arduino Powered Fireball HD Pinball by RaisingGeeks.com

Enjoying the Raspberry Pi and Arduino Powered Fireball HD Pinball by RaisingGeeks.com.

This DeltaMaker 3D printer was at the entrance so that attendees in line could learn about 3D printing.

Exhibits are split between The Lab Miami and The Light Box next door.

Pat Starace’s StarBot Animatronic learning kits with a papercraft dragon, fox, and robot skull.

What the Fox Say? #MAKERFAIRE of course!

Learning To Solder supercapacitor flashlight kits from Jaycon Systems at Miami Mini Maker Faire 2013

There’s always time for a last minute fix at a Maker Faire!

MakeShop Miami, a new makerspace and coworking space in Miami, creating and demonstrating custom instruments

Instruments made by MakeShop Miami members

Miami Science Museum teaching kids to make Scribble Bots with motors, batteries and markers

Jorge Roldan’s art robots are created from found objects and vintage materials.

“Cowboy” is armed and ready to go!

Mike Rivamonte built these UFO sculptures with ShiftBrite LEDs, then wrote a children’s book about their adventures.

Tank (by Mike Rivamonte) has a Bose sound system and a lot of style!

Lumaquilt is an eco-friendly system for building or decorating made from recycled milk jugs!

Local FIRST Robotics teams with their super accurate frisbee-shooting robots.

The Jellyfish News family of Makers educating the crowd.

The REM Learning Center lets kids make and explore flying shapes.

Kryogenifex serving liquid nitrogen ice cream.

Liquid Nitrogen – a favorite Maker tool!

The EcoGarden demonstrates their food production system that uses biological materials to provide nutrients for plants.

One of the Miami Mini Maker Faire Organizers, Mike Greenberg pauses for a quick minute with his daughter.

He’s proud of his creation!

We had a great time at Miami Mini Maker Faire 2013 and can't wait to see what this team creates for 2014!