Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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Practical Uses for Raspberry PIs

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Jeff Sliwa

Home: Illinois, United States

Raspberry Pis are inexpensive, single-board computers. Since 2013, they have evolved from being used to teach basic computer science to serving a multitude of uses. See how Pis are used for Home Automation, Retro Gaming, as a Media Server, and more.

TD-1/HueForge

Faire: Orange County

Maker: AJ Spencer

Home: Colorado, United States

Showing off both HieForge and TD-1 and how they work together. Come by and ask any questions and see a few prints.

tscann16: A 5k 16mm film scanner

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Catilya

Home: California, United States

tscann16 is a home-brew high quality film scanner. It uses stepper motors to move optical film like a cassette tape player would, and takes hi res photos of each frame with a macro lens on a DSLR, which is controlled with computer vision running on a Raspberry Pi5. It yields a 5k scan of 16mm film, or 4k scan of 8mm film, and can handle damaged film, warped film, film with damaged or misshapen sprockets, delicate films, and handmade films. Tscann16 offers an alternative to lower quality flickering telecine scans, poor quality consumer scanners with cheap lenses and sensors, and unattainably expensive vintage commercial scanners. Tscann16 duplicates can be built at low cost, given a lens and a DSLR. Most parts are 3D printed, and stepper motors from a 3D printer drive the film.

Oasis-X

Faire: Philadelphia

Maker: Oasis-X

Home: Pennsylvania, United States

Oasis-X is a Philadelphia startup using technology to help build resilient local food systems. We build smart tools to help even smarter growers be more productive, sustainable, and efficient.

Solar Observing and Radio Telescope

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Valley of the Moon Observatory Association (VMOA)

Home: California, United States

Valley of the Moon Observatory Association will offer solar observing for Faire attendees. Attendees can see sun spots and solar prominences through shielded telescopes. The Santa Rosa Junior College Physics club will also demonstrate the Completely Hackable Amateur Radio Telescope (CHART).

Doug's Drawbot

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Doug Biehl

Home: California, United States

A scrapped together polar drawing robot in action, powered by Raspberry Pi and Arduino, along with some fun examples of using Processing.org in the development of photo filters and image translation algorithms.

Complete Access Control Solution for Communities and Condos

Faire: Miami

Maker: Wanchai Siriwalothakul

Home: Florida, United States

We offer a complete access control management for multi-tenant residential properties such as gated communities, condos, and apartments. Our solution includes: Video Intercom Callbox for Visitors Fob/Card/Phone Entry Controller for Residents etc.

Spider Bot

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: Sam Kammerer

Home: Florida, United States

The “Spider Bot” is a novel prototype being developed to prove that a new leg configuration can increase the robustness of legged robots in the field.

Clockwork Tech LLC

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Clockwork Tech LLC

Home: Zhejiang, China

Our team is small and we come from a variety of backgrounds, including the Internet, communications, mobile phone, industrial design, and advertising industries. We currently have a staff of seven, plus two part-time employees. For the MFBA, we are coming with our current projects, GameShell, DevTerm, and uConsole. Also, two upcoming projects might come as well. We'd love to meet our customers and any one who is interested in coding, retro gaming, geek gadgets and cool designs. We are also open for discussions about business opportunities.

AI Color Chocolate Sorting Machine

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Riciery Santos

Home: California, United States

This project is an automated machine for sorting M&Ms by color, utilizing computer vision technology and automation. The key component is the Husky Lens, an artificial intelligence camera from DF Robot, responsible for identifying the color of each M&M. Once the color is detected, a servo motor is activated, directing the chocolates to the respective boxes based on color. The control core of the machine is the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board, which manages the interface between the Husky Lens and the servo motor. This system demonstrates the practical application of computer vision and automation in specific tasks, offering an efficient and precise method for sorting M&Ms by color.

Hacksburg

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Hacksburg

Home: Virginia, United States

Hacksburg is a makerspace in Blacksburg, VA. Hacksburg members will be showing off projects completed in our workshop, including a robotic eyeball, ultrasonic levitator, tabletop arcade cabinet, foam armor, and more.

Proyecto psvida

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: David Vladimir Dorantes garcia

Home: ESTADO DE MÉXICO NICOLÁS ROMERO, Mexico

Se mostrará el proyecto Psvida donde se demostrará cómo se pueden usar consolas portátiles de videojuegos para controlar arduino,raspberry pi y esp32 tanto individual como todas a la vez,también puede controlar robots carros pantallas etc,

Jeff, Dave, Michael's and Tomer Crazy Fabrications

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jeff, Dave, Michael's and Tomer Crazy Fabrications

Home: California, United States

We are group of professionals who put our skills together to make a fully functioning airplane. We then decided to build a simulator in the plane with a AI generated haptic feedback simulator. Our gold is to inspire young Pilots to build projects and enjoy airplanes as much as we do.

CBM SX-64 Ultimax

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Eric Kudzin

Home: Illinois, United States

A fully functional tribute to the 40th anniversary of worlds first color portable computer - the Commodore SX-64. The CBM SX-64 Ultimax sports a larger that life 5ft long qwerty keyboard along with an LCD monitor that folds down into portable case.

Free Selfie – Tardis and Weeping Angel

Faire: Tulsa

Maker: Jim Welch

Home: Oklahoma, United States

Free Selfie - Tardis and Weeping Angel Costumes and Sonic Screwdrivers props to borrow.

Physical AI Avatars

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Aditu Technologies

Home: Lagos, Nigeria

Aditu is exploring physical installations of AI-powered conversational avatars. Given the recent explosion in popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, it is known for a fact that AI is poised to transform our day-to-day lives in a myriad of ways. Aditu is exploring how LLMs embodied in physical installations and represented by animated 3D characters responding in real-time, could infuse the wonder of AI and LLMs into physical interactions. A software demo of this technology is accessible online. It is an AI Curator which guides website visitors through Open Access artworks at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. It leverages AI and LLMs as a medium for fostering public engagement with art. Visit it here: https://aditu.tech/digitalculturepromotion/met-avatar

Yolo Maker Guys with robotics, 3d printing, clocks, kinetic art, lights, pachinko and more

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Yolo Maker Guys

Home: California, United States

We are some creators from Yolo County and bring a wide variety of projects and interests to share. Dave's Copperbot is a robotics project that evolved into kinetic art with large vacuum tubes, hundreds of LEDs, cameras, sensors, stereo sound, a cup holder and flapping wings. The Explorer is a life size humanoid found art sculpture. Doug's original clock creations bring together 3D printing and cool neon lighting to mark time with beauty and whimsy. We have a 70s era Japanese pachinko machine, enhanced with an Arduino and new colored LED lighting. We enjoy working with many materials - wood, metal, plastics, wire, and learning how to step up our crafts.

How to Add AI to Almost Everything

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Seeed Studio

Home: Texas, United States

Hosted by Seeed Studio, this hands-on workshop is specifically tailored for AI beginners and Arduino fans. Dive into the transformative world of AI using our XIAO ESP32S3 Sense, a thumb-sized yet powerful MCU. This workshop will provide you with a practical, easy-to-understand introduction to machine learning while demystifying the world of AI. Workshop Highlights: - The prospect of AI: Discuss the future of AI, including the role of Large Language Models in enhancing device intelligence and user interaction - Interactive Demonstrations: Experience real-time applications of Vision AI through engaging demonstrations. - Hands-On Training: Learn the basics of sound and vision model training. Participants will actively engage in collecting and training models using the XIAO ESP32S3 Sense.

Bafoulio – Du streaming et du versus

Faire: France

Maker: Baptiste FRESNAYE

Home: France

Bafoulio sévit sur les internets depuis l'époque de Dailymotion et de sa période de gloire. Il a fait pas mal de chose comme de la radio local, de la webradio, de la vidéo sur YouTube et maintenant du streaming sur twitch. Il aime partager sa passion comme ces avis sur différents sujets.

Kermesse Numérique

Faire: Lille

Maker: Association les Amis de Mandela

Home: France

Dans une ambiance festive, intergénérationnelle et modérément technologique, les Amis de Mandela vous invitent à découvrir divers ateliers numériques gratuits. Explorez le rétrogaming, le Makey Makey, le stop-motion, les stylos 3D, les badges numériq

Henry Martin's Marvelous Machines

Faire: Sheboygan

Maker: Henry Martin

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Henry Martin is a 8th grader with a passion for development, engineering and all things tech. Henry's stem fair projects have won local, state and national awards.

Arachnyd

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Swanky Studios LLC

Home: New York, United States

We're creating a multiplayer game that we have a demo for, which we will publish on steam later this year – also we have a smaller raspberry pi project that generates passive income.

Dewald Holiday Lights – LED Lights Sequenced to Music

Faire: Wayne County

Maker: Chris Dewald

Home: Ohio, United States

Dewald Holiday Lights is a holiday light show located in Massillon, OH. The show uses over 2,900 individually addressable LED lights, called pixels, sequenced to music to create an engaging holiday light display. Using an FM transmitter, the show audio can be heard by guests in their cars.

Doug's Drawbot and Image Processing Algorithms

Faire: Orange County

Maker: Douglas Biehl

Home: California, United States

A polar drawing robot in action along with some fun examples of using Processing.org in the development of photo filters and image translation algorithms.

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