Month: December 2013

With 70+ makers and more than 5,000 visitors at last month’s Twente mini Maker Faire, the event wasn’t so mini. The fair was housed in a refurbished factory hall which besides a massive space for events house a large number of creative start-up companies. Fortunately the location (Creatieve Fabriek) and production crew were up to the task, so, although busy and bustling with activity, the event turned out to be quite relaxed.

I don’t think there’s any wrong way to eat an orange as long as you enjoy it, but I do think that there are a few oranges that I might’ve enjoyed a little more if I’d know about this life-changing hack to eat oranges by simply unrolling them from JewelPie.

I just got a Combat Creatures Attacknid Doom Razor robot. Since I have sworn to defend mankind against the eventual rise of the killer bots, I determined to convert my killer spiderbot to more peaceful uses.

The second day of RobotsConf, a new conference designed to transform 150 coders into makers in just 48 hours, was a blast! The day started with attendees resuming their robot builds after only a few hours sleep. Project plans made on day 1 became reality, and calls for help on specific tasks were answered by those with experience. The 3D printers and laser cutters were very busy making custom robot parts as fast as possible. In the afternoon, two SumoBot competitions and a science faire let all the attendees see the projects and have a few laughs. Highlights of the day are in the slideshow.