Liz Lirakis makes awesome art from recycled comic books, thus her company name, Tracimoc, which is “comic art” backwards. She started this great Maker Faire robot-themed collage in her booth, and you can help add to it. She’s got stacks of cool comics, scissors, and Modge Podge for you to use. Come on by her […]
Shapeways’ booth showing off samples for their 3D printing on demand service was packed all Saturday. And no wonder; their set of samples was super slick! From nylon meshes and Theo Jansen walking models to glazed ceramics and printed silver jewelry, this collection of samples will even wow the unbelievers.
Madeleine Moore, Marcus Schappi, and Mark Wotton created Ninja Blocks as an “Internet of Things” platform. The BeagleBone and Arduino-based block computer let’s you “hack your world” and collect sensor data to be aggregated in the NinaCloud.
It’s been said that Arduino is the Altair of today; a game changing grassroots innovation that sparked a generation of hardware hacking. So it is kind of fitting that the Arduino booth at the Maker Faire is right around the corner from the vintage-computer.com booth that features a working Altair (among other nostalgic treasures). A […]
I’ve been looking at a lot of 3D printer designs lately and I’m really impressed by the Bukobot. Diego Porqueras is at the Maker Faire where he talked me through some of the features of his design, from the belts made from “Synchromesh” (nylon wrapped steel cable timing belts) to the gantry made from metal […]
I just bought a conductive ink pen from the Bare Conductive booth and am looking forward to drawing some paper and cardboard circuits when I get back. The Bare Conductive folk have a great collection of painted touch sensitive circuits to play with.
Yesterday, Michael and Shane from Artifacture did a great resin-pouring demo in the Crafter’s Lounge in the MAKE booth using various MAKE buttons. There’s a great lineup of demos in the Crafter’s Lounge today as well. Check out the schedule for more details.
