Maker Faire Coney Island 2025
404: Boring Not Found
Home: New York, United States of America
404: Boring Not Found is a booth of playful, emotionally strange, and sometimes stubborn machines. These interactive and performative sculptures explore how code, sound, and simple movements can express feelings like obedience, intimacy, and absurdity.
The works are made using sensors, relays, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and hand tracking systems—but the focus is not on the tech itself. Each piece is built for hands-on interaction or quiet observation, inviting the audience to poke, wave, gesture, or just listen.
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Maker
Ruimin Liang
What Inspired You to Make This?
I like making machines that feel a bit “human” — like when they blink, sing, or respond to people, and suddenly seem alive. That strange but fun interaction between humans and machines really moves me. I often find inspiration in small details from daily life, absurd humor, and the unexpected ways machines behave. Picking up trash and studying it has also inspired me — there’s something touching about giving discarded things a second life.
