At most concerts, audience interaction is usually limited to cheering and listening. Here at Maker Faire, we get to see the crowd involved much, much more. The KaLEDoscope, designed by Grant Davis, is a mixture of a kaleidoscope and a camera that gets projected on the massive screen behind the stage. It is really fun to […]
For the first time ever, Maker Faire Bay Area started on Friday this year, and it was fantastic — hundreds of makers showing their stuff for thousands of lucky kids. Check out the photo gallery here for just a small preview of what you’ll see this weekend at Maker Faire. We call it Friday@MakerFaire, with […]
We talk to Jason Krinder about the new Beaglebone board, the Beaglebone Green from Seeed Studio.
These are students at the Bay School of San Francisco, and the makers of AJAX, a hydraulic exoskeleton that looks like something from a movie.
David Shuff built a fully immersive gaming environment for the classic Xbox game Steel Battalion.
We talk to Ben Pirt, the creator of Mirobot, about the new version of his robot and the way he’s using Kickstarter as part of his development of the bot.
One of the most amazing effects of Maker Faires is that they not only inspire people to make, but they also motivate folks to organize Maker Faires for their own communities, creating a ripple effect of Maker goodness. In 2006, the very first Maker Faire was hosted in San Mateo, California, and a year later, […]
