Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits Amazing Electronic Kits
littleBits is a great way to introduce people to electronics prototyping without soldering or accidentally frying components.
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Ristow’s “Face Forward” Robotic Sculpture
Taos, New Mexico-based artist Christian Ristow, veteran builder of robots, animatronics, and all things kinetic, creates provocative, interactive pieces like Hand of Man and Fledgling. One of his newest pieces, Face Forward, created for Burning Man 2011, is a 12-foot-tall robotic human face, whose major facial movements can be controlled by viewer participants. Each of […]
One Day Left to Get Early-Bird Maker Faire Tickets
Our 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place in a mere 10 days on May 19 and 20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is going to be our biggest Faire yet, with over 700 makers. We’ve filled every nook and cranny of the massive fairgrounds with the amazing inventiveness and inspiration of the maker […]
Maker Faire Bay Area: Hotshot the Robot Interview
Over the past seven years that we’ve been putting on the Maker Faire, we’ve made countless new friends and have been endlessly amazed by the creativity of the maker community. The wonderful thing about the maker movement is that everyone is invited, and of course this includes robots, like our good friend Russell the Electric […]
Maker Faire Education Day and Educators’ Meetup
We have two terrific education events happening the Thursday before Maker Faire, May 17th.
Maker Faire Bay Area Call For Makers Extended
The Maker Faire Bay Area call for makers is extended until 11:59PM PT on Tuesday, March 27th. Makers in search of additional funding for their project should also consider applying to the Road to Maker Faire Challenge.
New Arduinos announced: 32-bit, entry-level board, and more
Today at Maker Faire New York, Massimo Banzi, co-founder of the Arduino project, unveiled several new boards in a main stage presentation, What’s Ahead for Arduino. The new boards are on view in the Arduino tent at Maker Faire, and you can read about them on the Arduino blog, too.
