Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
How places and behaviors affect Open Design process? From Doha to Havana, to understand the role of locality in the Open movement development. Different problems, needs and background, same creative and sharable solutions.
Building Local Maker Community Around the Globe Panel Featuring Sabrina Merlo, Luis Rodriguez, Mark Mathias, Shannon Hoover
Find out about MAKE’s Mini Maker Faire program and how you can make a Maker Faire where you live. Program Director Sabrina Merlo will talk how the program works, and representatives from Mini Maker Faires across the globe will share background and stories on the scope, scale, and business model of their Mini Maker Faire.
Featuring Doe Kelvin, Anthony Rodriguez, Super Awesome Sylvia , Raven Holston-Turner, Nick DeJesus, Joey Hudy, Mark Greenlaw
What inspires young people to start Making? Why do they find Making fun and interesting? What do they learn from Making? Mark Greenlaw will interview six young makers from all over the US and beyond. Come hear their fascinating stories and get to know these amazing young makers!
NYCEDC will announce a program that challenges New York Cit’s many hackers, makers and technologists to take their product ideas to the next level.
Smart materials are an important component of the future of manufacturing and tech crafts. This presentation will go over some examples of smart materials, the issues we currently face, and the next steps in making smart materials more accessible to all.
This presentation will showcases three hacked off-the-shelf RC toys:
1. A programmable Radio Shack car (hardware/software hack)
2. The Programmable Brookstone Rover – (software hack)
3. The Programmable ArDrone – (software hack)
You can learn how robots work using just cardboard, duct tape, and a few recycled components! A peek at research-based projects from GeekMom Kathy Ceceri’s book “Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future.”
