Maker Faire Yearbook 2023
Projects
Found 118 Results
SPOCH – Smart Protection of Cultural Heritage
Faire: Rome
Maker: Fondazione ITS BACT
Human – Machine Collaboration - Industry 5.0, Hi-Tech modular system composed of glove, drone, microscope and APP enhanced with IoT devices and ML Artificial Intelligence to identify the type of degradation and material in the Restoration of Cultural Heritage. Smart Hand (Glove) with carbon frame, digital/electronic camera and microscope, air quality sensor, laser scanner to safely enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the data collection process in the non-invasive preliminary and diagnostic investigation of Architectural Restoration; through Cloud APPs and ML Machine Learning models.
LaboCiencias STEAM 😉
Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)
Maker: Gabriel Vigueras Ramírez
Home: Iztapalapa, Mexico
LaboCiencias STEAM 😉 es un taller de una familia entusiasta del movimiento Maker, que desarrolla proyectos relacionados con las Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería, hemos hecho impresoras 3D, robots, biorreactores y experimentos de ciencia y tecnología
Yes, we CAIR!
Faire: Rome
Maker: Università degli Studi di Genova
The project focuses on the development of a cloud-based system that facilitates interactive and inclusive group conversations between humans and artificial agents. With its innovative approach, our system aims to address the challenges of equal participation, dominance, and group dynamics in such discussions.
Through the application of advanced control policies, the system autonomously moderates group conversations, promoting balanced participation and fostering collaboration among participants. By analyzing the dialogue state, tracking individual preferences, and collecting statistical data, our system ensures an inclusive and engaging conversational experience for all.
VirtualProSkills
Faire: Rome
Maker: ITIS Q. SELLA
VirtualProSkills is an innovative project by ITIS Q. SELLA school in Biella, involving teachers and students. It utilizes virtual reality technology to simulate professional environments, enabling practical experience in fields like mechanics and hospitality, including kitchen, dining, and reception areas. The main objective is to provide students with an immersive and realistic virtual environment for practice and professional qualification assessments, eliminating risks and wastage. The Oculus Quest headset is the primary tool, offering wireless VR experience with hand tracking. Real objects are integrated using 3D printing, allowing students to interact with them. The project covers various professional sectors, promoting realistic simulations and potential integration of ChatGPT for enhanced interaction.
Proyectos Educativos con micro:bit
Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)
Maker: Daniel Sandoval Villa
Home: Tabasco, Mexico
Conoce y aprende como fueron creados los mejores proyectos educativos desarrollados por nuestros estudiantes con micro:bit para ayudar a resolver los problemas planteados en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 2030 de la ONU.
SuperPandy
Faire: Bay Area
Maker: SuperPandy
Home: California, United States
My friends and I are making panda robots, which could hug, talk, and see people.
Health Injector
Faire: Chisinau
Maker: Iulia Mindru
Home: Moldova
Health Injector is an injectable antibiotic gun used for administering medication to farm animals. It is used by farmers to follow up with the medication status per individual animal, and to reduce the quantity of used antibiotics during vaccination.
R.O.B.
Faire: Bay Area
Maker: OrbitusRobotics
Home: California, United States
ROB is the first droid with all Mac hardware. Using only Apple sdk's and api's I am able to create magic between components. Thanks to the new networking.framework, I am able to auto connect with bonjour services between my droid, the controllers, and even other bots. I wanted to make the simplest and most affordable Droid, I wanted to bring all of our imaginations to life and I wanted to push the boundaries of technology just a bit further and beyond reach.
ROB is a Droid with toddler level neural network intelligence. His chat server was built with a python CakeChat neural emotion engine which gives him lots of interesting things to say! R.O.B. runs on OSX and has LiFePO4 80 Ah batteries for hours mobility with the finest BLDC motors that Shenzhen, China has to offer.
En El Tule Aeroespacial
Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)
Maker: Luis Fernando Gómez Monroy
Home: Querétaro, Mexico
Somos una empresa hidalguense que fomenta la industria aeroespacial mediante talleres y conferencias. En la feria, presentaremos proyectos de demostración y tres talleres: Cohetes de papel, hidrocohetes y paracaídas con pelotas aéreas.
Social and Autonomous robots: the MARRtino family
Faire: Rome
Maker: Fabio Ferrarin
Innovators by vocation, making use of the collaboration with the Department of Automatic and Management Computer Engineering of the La Sapienza University of Rome, we work for the growth of the MARRtino family. In the space of a few years the family has expanded and perfected it by creating prototypes of educational and "useful" robots. Everything is open source (hardware and software) so it can be extended in any direction without constraints, an evolutionary robot as we usually define it. Based on ROS, a professional software (ROS) used in the best MARRtino research centers has been implemented and tested to perform many typical Robotics and Artificial Intelligence tasks, such as intelligent navigation, human-robot spoken interaction, image analysis.
Slammer: Un robot rover autonomo, nato come progetto per imparare la robotica e ROS 2
Faire: Rome
Maker: Pizza Robotics
A rover robot built as a learnign platform for robotics. Based on several open source technologies (like ROS 2), it is also used as a development platform for uNav(https://blog.alessiomorale.com/unav2/), an advanced, open, motor control platform for robotic applications. This robot uses several sensors (Depth camera, lidar, IMU & GPS) to sense the surrounding environment, map and navigate autonomously, avoiding obstacles.AI Real-Time Object Detection algorithms are used to detect objects in the surrounding environment.
Bubo-2T
Faire: Rome
Maker: Kevin McAleer
WHAT IS BUBO-2T
Bubo-2T is a robotic owl made in the Steampunk style.
INSPIRATION
Bubo was the name of the clockwork owl in the 1981 movie Clash of the Titans. It was animated by Ray Harryhousen.
I’ve taken inspiration from other movie characters such as the Nautilus from the movie 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.
I was also inspired by Tick Tock - the clockwork tin man from the movie Return to Oz.
My other inspirations are creators of companion robots, such as Alex Glow and her Archie robot, Jorvon Moss, and also creators of wearable tech, such as Naomi Wu and Sophy Wong.
Bubo-2T features advanced AI and machine learning and can detect hand gestures made in front of it.
FEATURES
2 large eyes that open and close using 2 servers, one per eye
Opening and closing mouth
Each eye contains an Neopixel ring that is animated via a Raspberry Pi Pico
The Pico is also connected via UART to a Raspberry Pi 4 2Gb
One of the eyes also contains a Raspberry Pi Camera 3 Wide module
The camera module enables the user to strike a pose, the hand gestures are detected and the camera will take a picture and tweet it to Twitter or Toot it to Mastodon (thats what the 2T or tooty means).
For more information about Bubo-2T visit www.kevsrobots.com/bubo
Embodied AI Agent with a real robotic platform
Faire: Rome
Maker: Machine Learning Reply
The talk will focus on a real implementation of Embodied AI agent. We will start with an overview of the Machine Learning models covered within Reply R&D, therefore DinoV2 for Object Detection (https://dinov2.metademolab.com/), PALM (https://palm-e.github.io/ ) as a starting point for VLMs (Visual Language Models) and be able to generalize a large number of tasks that require multimodal input (both with images and text). We will then move on to a focus on a robotic agent such as SPOT by Boston Dynamics, therefore its architecture, the potential of this agent and the sensors present in stock. From here we will have the basis to move on to an implementation of Embodied AI Agents controlled completely with voice in natural language. We will show an orchestrator who, by receiving voice commands in natural language as input, will be able to control a robotic agent such as SPOT by Boston Dynamics and use the Machine Learning models necessary to complete the individual tasks within the episode initiated by the user. We will then show current developments in the way related to the use of Visual Language Models, such as RT-2(https://robotics-transformer2.github.io/) for robotic agents and LINGO-1(https://wayve.ai/ ) for autonomous driving.
Centro per l’Artigianato Digitale
Faire: Rome
Maker: Medaarch s.r.l. s.t.p.
Back to Maker Faire Rome, the extraordinary space dedicated entirely to artisans, manufacturing processes, and the digital revolution! Following the success of 2018 and 2019, Medaarch - in collaboration with WASP and Lab Mec - by popular demand, reintroduces the Center for Digital Craftsmanship for the 2023 edition of Maker Faire Rome. A 145 m² space designed as a public lounge where live demonstrations showcase how the connection between Italian craftsmanship, experimentation, and digital technology is contributing to the revival of Made in Italy, the enhancement of talents, the regeneration of territories, and the creation of an innovation ecosystem.
This space is dedicated to the new Renaissance, where one can admire high-impact and commercially successful design solutions achieved through a skillful combination of traditional processes and the use of new digital technologies.
The project's protagonists are the new artisan workshops: innovative and competitive enterprises operating in the excellence sectors of Made in Italy, such as fashion, ceramics, wood, and glass. These enterprises will guide us on a special journey into the new era of expertise, where creativity and technological innovation merge to generate large-scale innovations.
So, mark your calendars from October 20th to 22nd at Fiera Roma in the Life Pavilion. Over the three days, eight enterprises will demonstrate their processes and the ways they have chosen to use new digital tools, showing how technological solutions can already find fertile ground in Italian production chains, creating strong opportunities for manufacturing and Made in Italy talent.
There will be a chance to experience the most interesting virtual reality applications for craftsmanship, presented by Sautech, Medaarch, and Enco with the Artista project. You'll encounter the history and art of master Giuseppe Cicalese, who will create ceramic and sculptural works through live demonstrations involving 3D printing and virtual reality. You'll meet the talent of designer Marianna Capuano, who will showcase Tiffany glass works created with digital fabrication support.
You can admire wooden design pieces by master Luca Colacicco, created through digital manufacturing and designed by Medaarch. You'll witness the creation of fashion products by designer Giulia Scalera, expertly combining 3D printing processes and art couture.
Furthermore, you can discover how 3D printing can be applied to sustainable design, admiring 3D-printed ceramic objects and green furnishings from the Mediterranea collection by Medaarch.
Last but not least, Medaarch has dedicated space to professional training opportunities for students, startups, companies, and makers looking to grow through digital innovation and hands-on training based on experimentation, research, and digital innovation.
In summary, it's an immersive experience to explore the beauty and charm of Made in Italy 5.0 talent, complemented by the integration of digital technologies through which the involved companies have found a unique and innovative way to engage.
The space at Maker Faire Rome, created by Medaarch in collaboration with WASP and Lab Mac - who have provided their cutting-edge technologies for the three days (particularly, WASP brings the 40100 Clay Production and the 3MT HDP) - reproduces the structure of the Center for Digital Craftsmanship in Cava de' Tirreni, the first in Italy entirely dedicated to revitalizing Made in Italy through the digital transformation of businesses and artisans.
Nighthawk Naturalist School
Faire: Central Oregon
Maker: Nighthawk Naturalist School
Home: Oregon, United States
Nighthawk’s mission is to provide quality wilderness education in the Bend area.
We hold classes for youth and adults: camps, workshops, immersions and homeschool. During these courses we teach ecology, natural history and Ethnobotany.
Home Ecology Solutions Lab
Faire: Hudson Valley
Maker: Elinor Stapylton
Home: New York, United States
We work on accessible and low embodied energy solutions by conducting demonstration projects and workshops that work with nature. We build passive homes out of conventional and waste materials, as well as ecological greywater microbial fuel cells.
Programa Espacial Universitario, UNAM
Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)
Maker: Programa Espacial Universitario, UNAM
Home: CDMX, Mexico
La misión es incorporar todos los subsistemas principales que se encuentran en un satélite, tales como:
etapa de potencia, componentes electrónicos, sensores, estructura mecánica, mecanismos y
el sistema de telemetría para la estación terrena.
Immersive Cube Experience
Faire: Rome
Maker: EY
The "Immersive Cube" is a three-dimensional environment that offers an immersive experience by projecting content, images and videos onto all the inner surfaces of the cube. In addition, it will be possible to further immerse oneself in virtual reality by using VR and AR headset, allowing the user to interact with objects and digital spaces.
In detail, the experience will be divided into three different use cases:
- TEA Research lab, which will allow the user to learn about genome editing projects for stronger, climate-resilient plants
- Malteria Brewery Virtual Tour, where the user will be able to explore the secrets of the malt house, interact with themed objects and discover the traceability function of the beer in bottle
- Sensorial Tour; here, users will be able to test themselves, trying to associate the right type of oil with the aroma perceived inside the Cube.
What the three experiences have in common is a new way of conveying information and learning notions that are often complex (such as neuroscience or genome editing) or difficult to physically reach (such as visiting a malt house). This allows the public to learn more about the products they are going to buy, and be more aware of new scientific discoveries useful in underlining concepts such as made in Italy, food sovereignty and sustainability.
Ploovium® – Predictive Irrigation
Faire: Rome
Maker: Soonapse Srl
Ploovium® is an AI and IoT-based cloud service for predictive water optimization in agriculture.
The system is fully data-driven. Data are monitored and processed by two levels of AI: the first predicts the irrigation behavior of the soil/crop system in the next 5 days with 99% accuracy, the second processes the irrigation strategy with average savings of water and irrigation costs (electricity, fuels, personnel, etc...) up to 50%.
Ploovium® AI methods have the Italian Patent, which has been filed in EU, USA, India and Israel.
Hudson Valley Ghostbusters, Inc.
Faire: Hudson Valley
Maker: Hudson Valley Ghostbusters, Inc.
Home: New York, United States
Who ya gonna call? Hudson Valley Ghostbusters! Learn how we make our signature ectoplasm (slime), check out the Ghostbusting tools of the trade, and get a photo with our fully geared team!
PhyzAI – Fully AI Interactive Children’s Education Robot
Faire: Orange County
Maker: Victor Ciccarelli
Home: California, United States
Join Phyz the AI powered interactive galactic exploring robot in an exploration of all things science. Do your best to stump the intergalactic super brain with your toughest scientific inquiries.
Carbonium – Sandy
Faire: Rome
Maker: Carbonium
Sandy is an autonomous, inexpensive, and sustainable rover capable of cleaning beach sand of the most superficial litter. The project aims to put robotics at the service of the environment and wants to find a fast and inexpensive solution to clean the coast while preserving the local ecosystem and at the same time providing environmental data. The rover moves autonomously on the beach avoiding obstacles, picking up sand and trash that it encounters. The sand is filtered and pebbles and shells are separated from the trash by artificial intelligence algorithms.
PICUS
Faire: Rome
Maker: Giosuî Caliano
The restorer has the fundamental task of envisioning the objectives and selecting the appropriate methods of investigation, identifying the areas to be investigated, presiding over the interventions, and finally summarizing the results. The PICUS Project was born as a result of the perceived need of a large number of specialists in the field of preservation to obtain a simple, effective and low-cost aid to the process of diagnosing the state of preservation of properties, particularly those considered "minor" that have always had little attention mostly due to the inadequacy of available funds.
BIOFUNGA
Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)
Maker: SANDRA RUBI PERALTA PAREDES
Home: CDMX, Mexico
Somos un equipo dedicado a la investigación y difusión del Reino Fungi. Nuestra labor principal es el cultivo y procesamiento de hongos comestibles y medicinales, a la par buscamos técnicas para el aprovechamiento sustentable de este recurso.
