Maker Faire

And just like that, another Maker Faire has come and gone. It’s amazing the amount of effort that goes into one of these epic shindigs, both from all of those on the MAKE team and from the hundreds of other makers, and presenters, the staff of The Henry Ford, our loyal sponsors, our local Detroit support system. We spend many months charging up the giant Maker Faire capacitor and then we cackle like mad scientists for three days as the charged energy is released and we see where it all takes us.

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I3Detroit came all the way from the back of the starting grid to finish first in Saturday’s road course challenge. There were some Schumacher-level driving skills on display – including a three car wide pass on a course not designed for such thrilling shenanigans.

A fire-breathing pony, a giant fire-breathing dragon truck, three-dimensional printers, life-sized boardgames, pie-plate instruments, a walking video suit, an armored vehicle that does battle with the weather. A trip into the Twilight Zone? No, a day at Maker Faire.

After a disturbingly storming early morning, things calmed down on the grounds and inner recesses of The Henry Ford, as makers began to prep in earnest, kids descended from the area for a little educational preview, and Make: Live geared up for its 5:30 webcast. And then came Happy Hour, a chance for staffers and makers to meet and greet. And tomorrow, the magic happens, as the Greatest Geek Show on Earth gets underway.