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.
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 […]
Kathy sent in an overview of one of my favorite projects that will be at Maker Faire, the Neverwas Haul – Neverwas Haul, a self-propelled 3-story Victorian House, made from 75% recycled equipment and materials, is the flagship of our project which also includes a steam-powered car, Kristie’s Flyer. The Haul measures 24 feet long […]
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 […]
Make Magazine and Maker Faire are proud to be involved with ACCRC (Alameda County Computer Resource Center — accrc.org), which is hosting an electronics recycling event on Earth Day, this Sunday April 22nd from 10 am to 6pm. Drop off any and all household electronics. In addition for this event we’re looking for old and […]
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 […]
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 […]
