OCTOBER 2023

United States

Projects: 297

Attendees: 30,000

Projects

Sepia Lux - Maker Faire Bay Area

Sepia Lux

Sepia Lux and is the creation of a number of artists and was built in Santa Rosa CA. It is a 36’ long, 15’ wide animatronic, inflatable cuttlefish. The balloon portion of the project was designed and made by Bill Kennedy (Inflatabill ). The lighting design, programming and integration was done by Brian Willison. Mechanics, robotics, electronics were done by Loren Crotty of Santa Rosa. Contributions were made by over a dozen other individuals over the course of its build. The car is powered with 2 lithium battery banks with onboard generator power as well. There are multiple moving systems including 4 cam driven fin arrays and 9 linear actuators control head tentacles using Arduino +switches. Thousands of LEDs are controlled via computer, and 2 hemispherical LED monitors serve as eyeballs.

More

All Projects
Maker Faire 2023 Bay Area Custom Image

Producer Information

Producer: Make:

Highlights