Here’s a fun interactive toy in the Rube Goldberg style. The “coin” is a 10′ human hamster wheel. Participants walk on the wheel. This turns a pulley which turns a large disc from an electrical spool which lifts a see-saw lever which lifts an “arm” which twists a finger into the nose of a 12 […]
Building a jet engine is a childhood dream for gearhead geeks. Come see how Sparky Jewell lives that dream as an adult. He’s a multi-disciplined artist whose current focus is metal and fire sculpture, working with welded metals and electro-mechanical systems. His work ranges from the large and in your face heat from giant flame […]
We are thrilled that this year, Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) will join us at the Maker Faire. Founded in 1978 by Mark Pauline, SRL is a San Francisco-based network of makers who create “spectacular mechanical performances” where “humans are present only as audience or operators.” For three decades, SRL has been a force to be […]
Riad has everything you need to make your own Mooninites (Gerber files, schematics and layout). He writes — By now everyone’s heard about the 2007 Boston Mooninite Scare. Unfortunately, as far as I know, no one has put any thought into mass producing more of these guys. Well, no more. Thom, a now-buddy of mine […]
The Life-Sized Mousetrap will make its Maker Faire debut this year. Don’t miss out on this 25,000-lb, superbly interactive kinetic sculpture reminiscent of the classic board game. Its makers say – The unique design of this giant, Rube Goldberg-style contraption was cleverly gleaned from the memories of childhood, twisted out of scale, then sketched beyond […]
Nicholas sent in this fantastic SnoDeck – a motorized snow skateboard – Systems Design Engineering students at University of Waterloo demonstrate a skateboard modded for use in snow. The dual tracks are driven by electric drill motors and suspended on elongated skate trucks. Turning radius is 2 meters. A wired kill switch stops the machine […]
Tod Kurt is author of Hacking Roomba and a founder of ThingM, a device studio focused on ubiquitous computing and materials science to create unique objects and experiences for people. At the Maker Faire, Tod will bring along a small Roomba army to demonstrate many of the hacks from his book and a bunch of […]
