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Magnus Wurzer
10 Years ROBOEXOTICA
| Location: Robo Games |
Magpie Killjoy
SteamPunk Magazine
Want the low-down on steampunk? Talk to one of the editors at SteamPunk Magazine.
| Location: Outdoors |
Marcia Copeland
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Marcia Friedman
Calligraphy & Paper Marbling
| Location: Expo Orange |
Maria Mortati
The Power of Prototypes
| Location: Expo Yellow |
Marissa Guggiana
SECRET EATING SOCIETY -- Offal Tacos
Mark Chang
PianoMotion
This is a small musical art vehicle (2' X 11') with electronic fly-by-wire steering. It features a piano keyboard and sound system built into the body of the vehicle. Fly-by-wire steering allows the driver to simultaneously steer the vehicle and play the piano with both hands. It has a 12-channel custom MIDI lighting system, modular body-frame "skateboard" design, novel LED lighting, and a clean air system to protect the electronics from dust.
Mark Demers
Combat robot "CycloneBot"
Mark Frauenfelder
Make a Vibrobot
Learn how to make a twitchy, bug-like robot.
Appearance(s)
MAKE Demos
, Sunday 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Mark Perez
Life Size Mousetrap
The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board.
This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band
Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN!
| Location: Makers Market |
Appearance(s)
Mousetrap
, Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Mousetrap
, Saturday 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Mousetrap
, Saturday 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Mousetrap
, Saturday 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Mousetrap
, Saturday 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Mousetrap
, Saturday 9:15 PM - 9:45 PM
Mousetrap
, Sunday 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Mousetrap
, Sunday 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Mousetrap
, Sunday 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Marla Camp
Edible Austin
Edible Austin is a community-based publication that connects readers with local growers, retailers, chefs and food artisans—enabling those relationships to grow and thrive in a mutually beneficial, healthful and economically viable way. Through our publication, website, and events, we celebrate local, sustainable, seasonal, authentic foods and culinary traditions.
Marnia Johnston
SWARM
SWARM is a kinetic art work of semi-autonomous spherical robots ("Orbs"). Each robot has a shell 30 inches in diameter, with batteries, motors, audio system and color LED illumination inside. The SWARM is under the command of an on-board computer with wireless connectivity to other orbs and a central computer.
Marque Cornblatt
Sparky 2.0
Sparky was originally made from materials found while dumpster diving and at garage sales. Sparky 2.0 uses the MAKE controller board and Skype’s free video chat and is completely controllable via computer anywhere in the world. Autonomous Telepresence (or AT) is a term coined to describe the emerging field of research that combines remote sensing and telepresence, social networking, and human interaction. These elements together enable an entirely new and unique form of human/machine hybrid –- the video chat rover. Over the past few years, AT has emerged as a useful method for human interaction, and is already beginning to help connect people in hospitals, museums, corporations, and distance learning environments.
| Location: Expo Green |
Martin Hsu
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Martin Krieg
Busycle
The Busycle creates press and a huge sensation everywhere it goes. Mayors and luminaries from Boston to San Francisco have driven and/or ridden it. It has been featured in the media across the globe.
Mary Jean
The Red Lotus
Offering modern, authentic, southeast asian cusine to Maker Faire attendees. We will be featuring Roti (Indian flat bread) with Curry Dipping Sauce, Malaysian Satay, Steamed Potstickers, Basil Chicken and vegetarian Thai Basil Noodles with Asparagus and Tomatoes.
Our restaurant is located in Portola Valley, CA
Mary Franck
Anomaly
Anomaly will be a kinetic sculpture and adaptive sound and light controller. The sculptural component will be made of scrap bicycles and scrap pipe, welded and bolted into the shape of a tree. Bike wheels in the horizontal plane, suggesting branches, will be fitted with magnets and sensors, allowing them to act as the giant knobs of a huge electronic instrument. The sensors on the wheels as well as other sensors in the rest of the installation will connect to a MIDI controller, that will connect to a computer. Max/MSP programs will generate sounds that will respond to the environment and the movement of the wheels. Anomaly is in process, we will show a prototype.
| Location: Expo Red |
Matthew Carauddo
Crystal Focus LED "lightsaber" Project
The most amazing and dynamic sound & light driver board you'll ever see. Made specifically for "LED saber props," in the spirit of the "Star Wars" films by Lucasfilm. (No affiliation or association with Lucasfilm, LTD or Lucasarts.)
| Location: Dark Room |
Matthew Dalton
3 Quick Projects
Come and check out three quick projects you can do yourself... right out of Make Labs!
Appearance(s)
MAKE Demos
, Saturday 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Matthew Weaver
Small Form Factor PCs
Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs is the only book available that shows you how to build small-form-factor PCs -- from kits and from scratch -- that are more interesting and more personalized than what a full-sized PC can give you. The authors will be on hand to demonstrate a few of the projects from their book, including the Gumstix-based Bluetooth LED sign, the Meshcube Wi-Fi extender, the OpenBlockS firewall, and the Zipit messenger turned into an SSH client.
| Location: Maker Shed Maker Shed |
Matt Maxham
Combat robots "Pipe Wench" and "Sewer Snake"
Sewer Snake is the #1 ranked Heavyweight robot of all time (32 wins, 7 losses). It is the reigning ComBots Cup champion, and the RoboGames international champion.
Matt Wirth
Tilt-A-Hurl
| Location: Outdoors |
Matt Wyre
Spawn!
Mauro Fortissimo
The Piano Liberado
The open piano, or piano liberated, is a form of material deconstruction of a musical instrument to actually get to a new type of music not based on the 12 tone scale. Once the hammers and mechanism are removed, what remains is the heart of the instrument, with powerful orchestrational capabilities.
| Location: Expo Orange |
Megan Prelinger
Prelinger Library
Visit the satellite location of the Prelinger Library and browse interesting old books and magazines that makers of previous generation have enjoyed.
Melissa Alvarado
Sew Subversive and Subversive Seamster
Come to the Maker Shed and meet the authors of these two subversive books.
Appearance(s)
Maker Shed Author Demo Area
, Saturday 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Maker Shed Author Demo Area
, Sunday 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Melissa Kaup-Augustine
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Melissa Rannels
Sew Subversive and Subversive Seamster
Come to the Maker Shed and meet the authors of these two subversive books.
Appearance(s)
Maker Shed Author Demo Area
, Saturday 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Maker Shed Author Demo Area
, Sunday 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Merci Victoria Grace
The Passively Multiplayer Online Game
| Location: Fiesta Blue |
Meredith Scheff-king
Contraptor Lounge
Leading Steampunk practitioners will talk about "contrapting" techniques and the creative process, including the metalworking and finishing techniques they use in their widely acclaimed Steampunk tech projects (such as von Slatt's Steampunk keyboard and monitor, and Datamancer's key-wound Victorian laptop). They'll also talk a little bit about their design philosophy and how one can "steampunkify" modern gadgetry.
| Location: Outdoors |
Appearance(s)
Maker Main Stage (Fiesta)
, Saturday 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Michael Brady
Voxhead
A mechanical vocal tract with tongue, lips and jaw for a robotic head to sing, babble and share attention.
| Location: Expo Red |
Michael Christian
I.T.
40 ft tall and weighing just over 12k lbs, I.T. is a giant three-legged invader designed to support up to 20 people inside of its rotating head when its hoop ladder is lowered. It is, however, a one-way trip.
| Location: Outdoors |
Michael Cooper
Ride
| Location: Fiesta Blue |
Michael Flynn
Magnetoscope
Adjust the position of magnets above and below a puddle of ferrofluid which jumps up to form a dynamic spikey mass. This hands-on exhibit dramatically demonstrates the shape of magnetic fields and the macroscale properties of nanoscale materials-science. The internal hand-cranked mechanisms are illuminated and follow the designs of Leonardo da Vinci.
| Location: Expo Red |
Michael McGinnis
Superplexus 2008
Superplexus is a complex, 3-dimensional labyrinth that can be traced by a ball bearing. It is difficult to describe in words, and is not so easy to understand in picture form either. See the latest in Superplexus, including a giant form popular at last year's Maker Faire.
| Location: Expo Yellow |
Michael Nuzzi
LED Hula Hoop
| Location: Dark Room |
Michael Schiess
The Visible Pinball (Electromechanical)
| Location: Robo Games |
Michael Shiloh
Make Play Day
A treasure trove of electronics, construction materials, and expert assistance has all you need to turn a creative doodle in your noodle into something physical. Drop in or stay all day.
| Location: Fiesta Blue |
Michael Worry
Combat robot "CycloneBot"
Michael Yates
Camp Rehab Chevy
Join us as we restore this 1948 Chevy back to her former glory and put her back on the road. All tools supplied.
| Location: Outdoors |
Michael Zbyszynski
Molecular Gastronomy
Informal talk and demo of spherification and other aspects of Molecular Gastronomy.
Location: Maker Market stage
Appearance(s)
Maker Square Stage
, Saturday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Michel Olson and Christy Horne
The Village Blacksmith
Master Blacksmith Michel Olson, and Masterful Storyteller Christy Horne, are the husband and wife team who have history ringing in the ears of audiences all over the Western U.S. Their Stage Fort Smith is a Monster Truck to behold and when you add the fabulous storytelling with live anvil accompaniment they become edutainment for the entire family. Everything Michel bashes out is given away to audience members following every show.
| Location: Outdoors |
Appearance(s)
Village Blacksmith
, Saturday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Village Blacksmith
, Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Village Blacksmith
, Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Village Blacksmith
, Sunday 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Village Blacksmith
, Sunday 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Village Blacksmith
, Sunday 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Michelle Ott
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Miguel Valenzuela
Lift Assist
I developed a toilet seat lift for disabled individuals that is made out of PVC and runs off the water pressure from ones house.
| Location: Expo Green |
Mike Phillips
Meta — USA
Our self-balancing scooter was designed to go curb hoping and through the sand. It is exceedingly fast. We've even drag raced it against other scooters. The hardware is from an open source project that we worked long and hard on. Our scooter has lean steering using a flat titanium spring that we invented. You just push the arm in the direction you want to rotate. Our clone is also radio controlled!
| Location: Robo Games |
Mike Thielvoldt
Lepidodgera
| Location: Outdoors |
Milo Dodds
Marvin, the Anthropomorphic Babbage Concierge
Meet Marvin. He's Steampunk. He's robotic, more or less, with pan/tilt articulation... the eyes are spot lights, the nose is a low lux video camera, there's (predictably) a speaker in his mouth, and those jowl-like little grille things are a microphone array. It's all controlled via wireless USB through a phidget interface, with motion and noise tracking algorithms, facial recognition, and a bunch of other geegaws and gimcracks. He can be scary to see in operation, which is kinda the point. Milo Dodds commissioned Kaden Harris to build Marvin as part of "a relatively minor component of a truly epic commission."
| Location: Expo Green |
Min Hua
IEEE SCV Section
IEEE's Santa Clara Valley Section is distributing information about IEEE and local IEEE activities.
| Location: Expo Yellow |
miriam dema mcdaniel
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Missy Ballance
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Mister Jalopy
Authentic Innovation
As consumers, we are armed with cash -- the most powerful and efficient mechanism to separate good design from bad. As innovators, we need to respect the cash and we can not begrudge people their inherent awesomeness. Authentic innovators design products that people will not only want to buy, but will want to protect these inspired objects from harm.
Appearance(s)
Maker Main Stage (Fiesta)
, Saturday 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Maker Main Stage (Fiesta)
, Sunday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Mitch Altman
Hacking Cool Things with Microcontrollers
Learn how to make microcontrollers do what you want by actually making fun projects at the Faire. Blink lights, hack your brain, play video games, turn off TVs in public places -- microcontrollers can do it all. This is for all skill and experience levels. You can even learn to solder!
| Location: Fiesta Blue Maker Shed |
Mohan Gurunathan
Combat robot "CycloneBot"
Molly "Porkshanks" Friedrich
Contraptor Lounge
Leading Steampunk practitioners will talk about "contrapting" techniques and the creative process, including the metalworking and finishing techniques they use in their widely acclaimed Steampunk tech projects (such as von Slatt's Steampunk keyboard and monitor, and Datamancer's key-wound Victorian laptop). They'll also talk a little bit about their design philosophy and how one can "steampunkify" modern gadgetry.
| Location: Outdoors |
Appearance(s)
Maker Main Stage (Fiesta)
, Saturday 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Mona Harris
Bazaar Bizarre
90 Crafters! A smorgasbord of handmade items, many cleverly made with recycled materials. Something for everyone—jewelry, toys, lotions, art, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, handbags, baby items, even crafting supplies.
| Location: Craft Zone |
Moxie
Needle Felting Playground
| Location: Fiesta Blue |
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