Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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Companion Bots: ED-E and Friends

Faire: Rocklin

Maker: Companion Bots: ED-E and Friends

Home: California, United States

A family with their companion robots!!! Dexter Starfighter brings the companion-bot inspired by ED-E from Fallout New Vegas; MakerBlock is bringing a cephalopod robot/creature living in a dome. Both will be wearing Fallout themed costumes. MakerKnit brings her octopus companion-bot made from crocheted yarn and electronics.

“HappyShinyTable” V.3 (2024 edition, more LEDs!)

Faire: Rome

Maker: ICTP Scientific Fablab (SciFabLab)

Home: Italy

A modified IKEA coffee table, whose unbreakable glass top rests on 3 load cells, thanks to which Arduino can know the precise position to the cm of an object placed on it and display it through a matrix of 800 addressable RGB LEDs. This allows for teaching (center of mass of multiple objects) and also for playing simple games (Tetris is available).

Orologi d'arredamento con le nixie

Faire: Trieste

Maker: Francesco Reatti

Home: Italia, Italy

Realizzo orologi d'arredamento "vintage style" utilizzando i tubi nixie per la visualizzazione dell'ora e della data. Questi tubi in vetro non vengono più prodotti da oltre quarant'anni. Sono stati inventati per visualizzare un numero in quanto i display a led non esistevano. Sono stati utilizzati nei pannelli di controllo delle prime navicelle spaziali e delle navi, nei primi flipper, bilance elettroniche, calcolatrici. Emettono una luce arancione molto affascinante.

West Side Student Council Presents Project Lead the Way Robotics

Faire: Elkhorn

Maker: West Side Student Council

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Students explore the ways robots are used in today’s world and their impact on society and the environment. Students learn about a variety of robotic components as they build and test mobile robots that may be controlled remotely. Angelina, Mylo, and

Saya Fan Art Bot

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Sayaka Naito

Home: New Jersey, United States

Come see my robots and have fun controlling them! This year, I’ll be bringing my Gardener Robot and a brand-new robot that I’m currently working on. I’m not sure how far along it will be, but I’m excited to find out!

Circuit Canvas – A simple tool to draw circuits

Faire: Rome

Maker: Ohmify

Home: Italy

Circuit Canvas is a tool to make it easy and fast to draw circuits. It has two modes; Schematic and Layout. Layout is for drawing how to connect the circuit in the real world, similar to Fritzing or Tinkercad. You can also share your circuits with others for them to check out or duplicate to make their own version. Soon multiple people can work on the same project in real-time - similar to google docs. And it will be possible to export automatic build instructions with parts list, and step-by-step illustrations on how to connect the circuit.

Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Lab

Faire: Downtown Columbia

Maker: David Casselbury

Home: Maryland, United States

We're spotlighting some of the incredible things we're working with at the APL! We're brining our resin, printer, holographic displays, our Pi Arcade system, a GenAI, 3D Printers and more! We've also brought back our popular button making station!

Amateur radio

Faire: Philadelphia

Maker: Delaware Valley OMIK

Home: Pennsylvania, United States

Amateur radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world and into space, all without the Internet or cell phones.

Hack.RVA Makerspace

Faire: NoVa

Maker: HackRVA

HackRVA is a member-run and organized non-profit makerspace in Richmond, Virginia. HackRVA is a space filled with tools, computers, and people who like to build, invent, tinker, expand their minds, and learn and share new skills.

Classic Sacramento Area Computers – CSAC!

Faire: Rocklin

Maker: Robert Bernardo

Home: California, United States

Classic Sacramento Area Computers (CSAC!) promotes the knowledge and use of home computers from the 1970's to the 1990's. Our hands-on exhibit will give the public a chance to try out computers, such as Commodores, Ataris, Apples, etc.. Enjoy the computers from the past and see how they relate to present-day technology!

DronExpert

Faire: Chisinau

Maker: Adrian Tmocaliuc

Home: Moldova

DronExpert - Echipa de specialiști pe drone din moldova !

Enchanted Leaves | MicroDean Systems – Cu Electroforming Live Demo

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Enchanted Leaves & MicroDean Systems

Home: California, United States

Our project will showcase the copper electroformed nature jewelry that we create, along with an interactive live demo that highlights the fascinating process and techniques behind its creation. The demo will feature the functions of our smart MiniForm automatic current/voltage regulating power supply, which is designed specifically for electroforming. It is engineered and fabricated by us, everything from writing the code to hand soldering each one. With it, anyone can capture and preserve the elegance of the natural world in unique copper jewelry and artwork.

Makercarts! Hands-on, Standards-Aligned Learning for the Future

Faire: Rochester

Maker: edm8ker

Home: Massachusetts, United States

Explore classroom innovation with edm8ker's Makercart! Dive into "Squishy Circuit" to learn electrical basics or build "Junkbots" from recycled materials. Come experience the same curriculum trusted by 50 schools!

Digital Playground: Explore Interactive Tech Projects with Scratch, Makey Makey, Microbit, and Beyond

Faire: Long Island

Maker: Keri Haas

Home: New York, United States

Discover a digital playground with several interactive projects. Paddle through a kayak game or walk on a musical floor and let your imagination soar. Each experience is crafted with household objects connected by affordable electronics.

Eagle Rockbotics FRC Team 6658

Faire: City of STEM + Los Angeles

Maker: Eagle Rockbotics

Home: California, United States

The Eagle Rock High School Robotics Team will be bringing two of their robots for an interactive showcase to encourage interest in STEM.

Meet the Bear Bait Radio Club, Amateur Radio Educators

Faire: Syracuse

Maker: Bear Bait Radio Club

Home: New York, United States

The bear bait radio club is a local group focused on amateur radio education and operations. Learn about local radio capabilities and sign up for an upcoming class and earn your amateur radio license. Come and see our stations in action.

Volanti Simulatore racing DIY

Faire: Trieste

Maker: Simone Klinkon

Home: Belluno, Italy

I volanti prodotti dalla Klinkon Electronics sono volanti innovativi che mirano a realizzare una esperienza immersiva nel simracing abbattendone i costi, grazie alla combinazione di Stampa 3D, meccanica ed elettronica. I nostri volanti inoltre possono essere montati su una vera vettura da corsa in quanto compatibili (previo HW dedicato) al protocollo CanBus e OBDII

ITP | IMA @ NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: ITP

Home: New York, United States

ITP/IMA is located in the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Our mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies. We offer a master’s degree (MPS) for ITP and a bachelor’s degree (BFA) for our new undergraduate program, IMA.

MicroKits: Synths and Theremin Kits

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: David Levi

Home: Virginia, United States

You can build your own electronic musical instruments with MicroKits! Use our kit to build your own Theremin, or connect everyday objects to our synthesizer to build your own keyboard. We’ll have a banana keyboard out that you can play!

Build a Bot Workshop Powered by Lectrify.it

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Make:

Home: California, United States

Stop by and grab a Shake-it Mini and customize your very own vibrobot! Open build and self-paced hands-on making!

Musical Geodesic Dome

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Tom Heck

Home: North Carolina, United States

The Musical Geodesic Dome is an interactive piece of art. When someone touches the dome, musical sounds are produced. Touch different parts of the dome to make different sounds. Multiple people can play at the same time.

You Are On the Air with Ham Radio

Faire: WNY Regional

Maker: Joe Claus

Home: New York, United States

You Are On the Air with Ham Radio! Visit our live on-the-air ham radio station and see firsthand the skills and gear you'll need. Handouts, live demos and prizes! Be sure to find is in the gym!

Seeed Studio

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Seed Studio

Home: Texas, United States

Seeed Studio is a leading Open Hardware company since 2008, empowering more than half a million global developers from different verticals to co-create and make their solutions available for diverse markets. As the AI hardware partner, Seeed provides industrial-ready modules and devices, along with Fusion services of prototype, produce and promote.

MAKE Roanoke

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: MAKE Roanoke

Home: Virginia, United States

MAKE Roanoke is a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing a community makerspace in Roanoke, VA.

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