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German Makers Gather in Hannover

German Makers Gather in Hannover

The 2nd annual Maker Faire Hannover expanded to two days this year, and attracted 10,000 people last weekend. It was organized by Heise, a Hannover-based technical publisher. Both days were sunny and warm, and there were many engaging maker exhibits inside and outside at the Congress Centrum. Here is a slideshow of my pictures from […]

Interviews at Maker Faire Hannover

Interviews at Maker Faire Hannover

Maker Faire Hannover expanded to two days this year, returning to the Congress Centrum for a second year. I did five short interviews with makers at the event. Christoph Emonds (@cemonds) from Aachen created the smartphone-controlled High Striker with the Makey Robot on top. Fabian Grupp is a product manager for Fabbster, a German-based 3D […]

Maker Faire Hannover Kicks Off

Maker Faire Hannover Kicks Off

Maker Faire Hannover opened Saturday July 5th on a warm summer day. It was the second year for Maker Faire Hannover, located at the Congress Centrum, with two exhibition halls, several conference rooms, and outdoor activities and tents. Maker Faire Hannover is organized by Heise, a German technical publisher. Inside the exhibition hall, there was […]

The Edinburgh mini Maker Faire Roundup

The Edinburgh mini Maker Faire Roundup

This post is a roundup of the Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire—returning to Edinburgh for the second time—held at the Summerhall this weekend as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival. That’s a wrap for the Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire, and there was some amazing makers here showing off their creations and the quality of those exhibiting here was really high. Even if […]