It’s a wrap for Maker Faire Saint Malo, the first French mini Maker Faire. It was a small faire, but despite the size there was some amazing makers here showing off their creations, and the quality of the exhibits here was really high.
The Trimble Gatewing X100 drone was drawing a lot of attention at Saint Malo Mini-Maker Faire. Capable of autonomous operation—all the way from launch through to its landing—the drone it’s designed to map terrain it’s overflying.
I talked to makers Serge Porcher and Jacques Pichon at the Saint Malo mini-Maker Faire about the self-sufficient Île du Guesclin.
Uroš Petrevski and Draško Drašković, two makers from Paris, used the Saint Malo mini-Maker Faire to unveiled a new board, the WeIO.
Almost the first thing you see when you walk in the door here at the Saint Malo mini-Maker Faire is the plans for an open source house.
Almost 70% of the cargo shipped around the world travels by boat, which means that if you could switch those boats from burning marine diesel to something more environmentally friendly, it would have a big environmental impact.
