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Coming To Trondheim Maker Faire: Walking Robots, Giant Marble Mazes, and Captain Credible

Coming To Trondheim Maker Faire: Walking Robots, Giant Marble Mazes, and Captain Credible

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Roll up, roll up, once again for the greatest show (and tell) on Earth, and Maker Faire in Trondheim, Norway, this weekend.

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Raspberry Pi and MaKey MaKey Power Bus Stop Pac-Man

Raspberry Pi and MaKey MaKey Power Bus Stop Pac-Man

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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Make: Contributing Editor Alasdair Allan visited Maker Faire Trondheim last weekend and caught up with Frode Halvorsen, the general manager of Trondheim Makers. As one of the organizers of the faire, he showed off their advertising campaign, a Raspberry Pi and MaKey MaKey-equipped bus stop ad that lets pedestrians play Pac-Man. The video above gives you […]

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Pick Up Your Tools and Get Started!

Pick Up Your Tools and Get Started!

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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A call to action, to pick up your tools and get started making, and to be part of the next industrial revolution.

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A Raspberry Pi powered underwater ROV at Maker Faire Trondheim

A Raspberry Pi powered underwater ROV at Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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There was a second underwater ROV at Maker Faire Trondheim today. This one came with added water, and was powered by a Raspberry Pi.

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Rune wirelessly rocking Maker Faire Trondheim

Rune wirelessly rocking Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Originally prototyped using an Arduino, Aalberg Audio’s guitar delay pedal and Bluetooth LE remote control now looks like a product, not a prototype.

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A new type of 3D printer at Maker Faire Trondheim

A new type of 3D printer at Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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After a while all 3D printers start to the look the same, but there are a few that are different. I talked to Simen from Polarworks about their upcoming Alta printer.

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Google Cardboard and Go Pro mix it up at Maker Faire Trondheim

Google Cardboard and Go Pro mix it up at Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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What happens when you mix a “Google Cardboard”-style viewer with with a Go Pro spherical camera mount?

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