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Expect to Be Destroyed

Expect to Be Destroyed

Austin McChord

By Austin McChord

Austin McChord

CEO of Casana, and the founder and former CEO of Datto, Connecticut’s first “unicorn” startup. He is a graduate and trustee of the Rochester Institute of Technolog

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My first experience with combat robotics ended exactly as I expected: in complete destruction. It was 2016. A friend of mine, Leanne Cushing, competes on BattleBots, and she suggested I join her for a combat robotics competition in Massachusetts. Not knowing much of anything about robots in general, or combat robots specifically, I built two bots […]

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Maker Faire Orlando Celebrates 10 Years Of Awesome

Maker Faire Orlando Celebrates 10 Years Of Awesome

By Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee keeps the Global Maker Faire program running smoothly and has been a maker at Maker Faire since 2011. Among other things, she really likes to travel, write, cook, hike, make big art, and swim in the ocean.

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It’s been 10 years since Maker Faire Orlando started inspiring Florida makers to show & tell their projects, props, and passions, learn new skills, and get their robot on and cause a ruckus!

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Construct a CNC Plasma Cutter for 00

Construct a CNC Plasma Cutter for $3000

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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David Randolph was faced with a choice: buy an expensive plasma cutter or build a cheaper version at home. He chose the latter.

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