Maker Faire New York: Geo-Skull
If you’re near the Maker Pavilion in Zone C, be sure to check out Geo-Skull, an awesome sculpture of a skull formed out of geometric shapes, almost like a geodesic sphere was combined with a human skull.
Month: September 2012
Maker Faire New York: Drivable Hammock
Steve, Allen, and Justin of North Street Labs have finally figured out how to see Maker Faire, or any other large outdoor event, in style…
Maker Faire New York: Keyglove Gestural Input Device
I really enjoyed the demonstration Jeff Rowberg did on the Keyglove, a project he’s been working on since 2010. It’s a glove equipped with conductive snaps and an accelerometer so that it can serve as an input device, sort of a superpowered computer mouse. Be sure to swing by Jeff’s booth in the main building […]
Maker Faire New York: Sean Charlesworth’s “Octopod”
Meet Sean Charlesworth. Sean has painstakingly designed, printed, and assembled what is certainly the biggest, most complex, and most beautiful 3D-printed sci-fi model I have ever seen. He calls it the “OctoPod Underwater Salvage Vehicle 5”, or OPUS V, for short.
Maker Faire New York: AtFAB’s Free CNC Furniture Designs
Anne Filson and Gary Rohrbacher lead AtFAB, a resource for furniture designed to be cut on a CNC. The Community Commons designs may be downloaded from AtFAB’s site and adjusted to fit the needs of the maker. For instance, a chair could be stretched out to make a love seat. Then you CNC the parts […]
Maker Faire New York: WHACK!!! Piñata Workshops
Literally hundreds and hundreds of kids are going home with their first homemade piñata care of the project WHACK!!! An assortment of materials and decorative elements are available for gluing onto piñatas. Look for the silver M-bot in the Zone D activity area, also known as Trash to Treasure Row, to learn the art and […]
DiResta in the Make: Workshop
Jimmy DiResta improvising wooden animals on request. Here, Terrance gets a giraffe.