Dance with this Skeleton Puppet at Maker Faire Bay Area
If you’re planning on going to Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, you might run into Hiroaki Suzuki and his robotic skeleton puppet.
Maker Faire
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.
An Educator’s Guide to Maker Faire Bay Area
There’s so much to see and do at Maker Faire, and half the fun is being surprised by what you find. However, if you want a plan, here are a few of the education-focused highlights that we’re excited about.
Turn Skills Into Opportunities at Maker Faire’s Industry, Career, and College Day
The maker movement has been emerging as a powerful vehicle for a renewed appreciation for hands-on learning and the ability to tap deep traditions in craft so we can imagine, produce, and take pride in objects we make ourselves.
CNC Milling A Bespoke Wooden Lightsaber
Are you Jedi enough to wield a wooden light saber?
Eben Burgoon on Tapagimi, Comics, and Bad Ideas
“We are too committed to treating our ideas badly”
Join Shannon Dosemagen for Community Science Workshops at Maker Faire Bay Area
Shannon Dosemagen will be organizing a “community science” space and workshops, as well as giving a short talk on the main stage, at Maker Faire Bay Area.
Maker Pro News: How Maker Skills Are Changing Engineering Education
Key takeaway for this week: hardware startups don’t just need watertight tech; they also need a product that people will actually buy.