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  • Bay Area 2026
    • Maker Faire Bay Area
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Maker Faire Bay Area Archive

Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 Highlights

Batella and CardBoard Dino

Cardboard Dino

TurfInc Dance Battle

Fabrication

Myriapoda

Tapigami

TurfInc Dance Battles

Adam Savage and Conen O'Brien

LED Games

Cadillac Rocket Car

Prothesis and the Cadillac

Maker Faire Bay Area 2019

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  • Full Schedule
  • Meet the Makers
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The Future We Make

Featured Makers of 2019

Mechanical Arts of Ryon Gesink

The F1 Machine, a rolling electric desert vehicle that spins on massive wheels and creates noise and fire. Also other futuristic sculptures and metal art.

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Mechanical Arts of Ryon Gesink

Myriapoda

A 30' mechanical centipede invades Make Faire 2019! Constructed of re-purposed materials, wheel chair components and over 1300 addressable LEDs. Meet the makers, spin up her walking mechanism, and broadcast your own custom light display!

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Myriapoda

Strawbee T-Rex by Ling Chiu

Chiu Ling (Straw Artist) Mr. Chiu Ling will construct a 2mH T-rex by Strawbee pieces and Straws. He will also bring his Motorcycle models made purely by straw without glue or joint. Come play and imaging with Chiu Ling with making mini T-Rex

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Strawbee T-Rex by Ling Chiu

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Maker Faire Bay Area 2018

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2018 Featured Makers

INTROSPECTION

This sculpture is a place to rest and interact with others to unlock the potential of community to awaken the the artwork. Much like life without a group coming together the experience will be not be fully realized.

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INTROSPECTION

Magic Makers

Team of fathers and sons making cool, fun and mesmerizing mechanical, electrical and electronic creations of all kind.

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Magic Makers

3D Printed Engines and Transmissions

See the internal workings of engines and transmissions buy looking into full working, scaled, 3D printed assemblies.

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3D Printed Engines and Transmissions

BayLUG (Bay Area LEGO Users Group)

An exhibit of LEGO creations by members of BayLUG (the Bay Area LEGO Users Group) and a play area for everybody.

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BayLUG (Bay Area LEGO Users Group)

The Crucible

The Crucible's skilled faculty will demonstrate Blacksmithing, and will host hands-on workshops in Leatherworking and Metal Clay Jewelry making. Our poofers, two button-activated fire effects, will be on site for folks to interact with!

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The Crucible

Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot

Prosthesis is the world's first 100% human controlled, 100% electric powered off-road racing mech. It is a celebration of human skill in unison with high technology and is the flagship machine in a quest to make mech racing a reality.

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Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot

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Maker Faire Bay Area 2017

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2017 Featured Makers

Power Racing Series

Start with $500 & a Power Wheel. Get some new batteries, new motor, some nice new tires. Tie LEDs to the hood. Sprinkle it with glitter. Maybe a feather for class. Put it on the track. Race it for glory and trophies.

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Power Racing Series

Maker Share @ the Show & Tell Stage

Stop by the Show & Tell Stage to discover Maker Share and learn how to create your own digital Maker Portfolio.

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Maker Share @ the Show & Tell Stage

Tinker Kitchen

We’re a food hacking community building a maker space with all the cooking gadgets you can’t fit into your kitchen. Play with industrial culinary hardware like sous vide circulators, commercial pasta extruders, chocolate tempering machines, and more!

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Tinker Kitchen

3D Stroboscopic Zoetrope by Peter Hudson

Kinetic sculptor and 3D Stroboscopic Zoetrope creator, Peter Hudson, takes the most primitive form of animation to an extreme level, incorporating creativity, art, engineering, technology, and fantasy into his delightfully captivating designs.

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3D Stroboscopic Zoetrope by Peter Hudson

Fablab O Shanghai's Dishu Machine

Fablab O Shanghai is presenting its "Dishu Machine" a robot capable of making large paintings of Chinese poetry using water on the ground. Watch the robot slowly dance with a brush and water: but hurry up, the calligraphy will evaporates soon!

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Fablab O Shanghai's Dishu Machine

Robot Band

The robot band consists of five humanoid robots, from 40 cm to 80 cm of height. Four of them play an electronic drums, two metallophones,and bells. (The unique drum set is made of acrylic.) One of them is a singer with voice synthesis.

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Robot Band

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Maker Faire Bay Area 2016

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2016 Featured Makers

Bezelie

Bezelie is a palm-top size, 3D printed robot. As it is very small, you can put it anywhere in your house such as in the bedroom, living room, kitchen, kids room and also in your car. They will response to your activities in many ways in your life.

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Bezelie

The Dancing Serpent

The Dancing Serpent is a 30 foot long wind-powered mobile made from steel and glass and fire. The serpent's material construction and overall weight are belied by its flawless balance and delicate movement, matching its graceful organic form.

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The Dancing Serpent

Young Makers

The Young Makers program brings together a community of young people with mentors and a space to make. In small clubs, participants work together to design and make a youth-chosen, open-ended project which they showcase at Maker Faire!

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Young Makers

OVY Kids Racers

Free all day pedal racers for kids 3-7 yrs old. Come race a 4 min race on our oval track.

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OVY Kids Racers

Irma Freeman Center for Imagination: Miniature Plumbing!

Come see me build a miniature interactive bathroom on site using found, collected and recycled materials. Make your own mini fountain, shower, sink, toilet or water slide and take it home to play!

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Irma Freeman Center for Imagination: Miniature Plumbing!

Cal Poly Underwater Robotics

Cal Poly's Robotics Club brings students together to build and teach about robots. Our team makes an Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle for both research and competition. Come join us to complete your very own underwater mission at the fair!

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Cal Poly Underwater Robotics

Maker Faire Bay Area 2015 - Year of the Maker

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2015 Featured Makers

Micro Drone 3.0

Micro Drone 3.0 is the next generation small sized personal Drone. For the past year we have developing and upgrading the hardware to add new features that takes this to the next level.

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Micro Drone 3.0

Cyclecide

Come Ride! We'll have the Bike Ccyclorral, tall bikes, choppers, sidecar bikes, bumper bikes, swing bikes, shriner bikes, altered kids trics, the 32 foot high Axe-Grinder, the Cyclo-fuge, the Whirl-n-Hurl, the Kiddie Carousel, and more!!

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Cyclecide

Light Play

Light Play is an interactive hive of miniature delta robots made from 3D printed parts which act as a mechanical prosthetic for enhancing self expression.

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Light Play

The CoasterDad Project - by Will Pemble

Enjoyed by millions on television and online, CoasterDad Will Pemble is bringing one of his world-famous, custom backyard roller coaster to Maker Faire. Meet Will Pemble in person and help Bring Physics, Family & Fun To Kids Everywhere!

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The CoasterDad Project - by Will Pemble

Rhoeby the Navigation-Capable Hexapod

Rhoeby is a customized ROS-enabled hexapod. The robot supports SLAM, Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance

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Rhoeby the Navigation-Capable Hexapod

Celestial Mechanica

Celestial Mechanica is an immersive kinetic sculpture experience depicting our solar system. Eight unique planets twirl upon their own axes, simultaneously orbiting a fiery Sun, all driven by a uniquely designed machine of over 80 custom-made gears.

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Celestial Mechanica

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