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Aerial Sports League Ramps Up for Maker Faire Bay Area

Aerial Sports League Ramps Up for Maker Faire Bay Area

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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This year Aerial Sports League goes indoors with a TRON-inspired, quasi go-karting style course. See it in person at Maker Faire Bay Area.

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Game of Drones Competitors Get Free Maker Faire Tickets!

Game of Drones Competitors Get Free Maker Faire Tickets!

Marque Cornblatt

By Marque Cornblatt

Marque Cornblatt

Marque Cornblatt (marquecornblatt.com) is a conceptual artist, roboticist, and maker. He is the creator and host of Gomi Style, a green DIY lifestyle and design series on the web (gomistyle.com).

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ATTENTION ALL DRONE PILOTS! Have you dreamed of drone combat? Would you like to see how your drone stacks up against the competition in a drone-to-drone fight? Now is your chance to join Game of Drones with Aerial Sports League’s Combat Games for this year’s 10th annual Maker Faire! Free admission, great fun, and prizes! Build, […]

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Bots Enjoy Night Out at Robot Nightlife Event

Bots Enjoy Night Out at Robot Nightlife Event

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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Humans and robots alike came out in droves to celebrate the robot-themed installment of the California Academy of Sciences’ weekly Nightlife event. In addition to the Academy’s regular aquarium, planetarium, and rainforest exhibits, attendees enjoyed the chance to interact with a variety of robots. Game of Drones had a large presence at the event, using […]

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Game of Drones: They’re not Playing Around

Game of Drones: They’re not Playing Around

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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Game of Drones have flown their experimental quadcopter through fire, crashed through glass windows, dropped it from great heights, and even blasted it out of the sky. Now this nearly indestructible airframe is available via a Kickstarter campaign.

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Robot Year in Review: 2013

Robot Year in Review: 2013

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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2013 was a good year for robotics. Let’s review some of my favorite stories, maker, products and projects.

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