Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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Limitless Device

Faire: Rome

Maker: Limitless Device

The Limitless Device idea coming from a personal need, that of one of the two founders who, as a disabled person in a wheelchair, physiotherapist and researcher, looked for a different mobility device. Sooner or later all of us will need some medical devices and our vision is to be able and ready to offer functionally useful devices, sustainable, technologically innovative and with an attractive design oriented to the expectations and needs of our customers. Indeed, our vision is to get data coming from our clients, analyse them through artificial intelligence and offer products "customer based" in a e-commerce marketplace dedicated.

MusicHArt – L’esperienza nella musica visiva

Faire: Rome

Maker: B.P.S. Business Performance Services S.r.l.

The MusicHArt project was started in 2018 by the innovative start-up B.P.S. and its evolved version was launched in 2022 after years of experimentation. In the team Gianmarco Merlini represents the creator. It is inspired by research carried out in the field of synesthesia between music and color to allow artists and composers to transform their musical works into forms of abstract art through software that analyzes the melody and reproduces its relative abstract design. The result is a digital abstract canvas as well as the audio-video recording of the creation of the work.

Swipe Mobility – Your Handy Vehicle

Faire: Rome

Maker: Swipe Mobility

Swipe Mobility is a project aimed at developing new portable micromobility products. With our products, we aim to improve the quality and environmental impact of last-mile urban transportation. Our proposed product is a vehicle consisting of motorized soles that can be attached to shoes during use. The vehicle's acceleration and deceleration are controlled through a smartphone acting as a remote control. Once finished using the vehicle, it can be conveniently stored in the provided backpack or bag.

E-LISIR VIDEO ASSISTENZA MOBILE DI INTERPRETI LIS DA REMOTO

Faire: Rome

Maker: Evoluzione l.i.s.

The E-lisir® (Italian Sign Language Evolution Language - E-lisir® remote Italian Sign Language translator and interpreter service, i.e. a tablet with an app whose patent is registered with the SIAE which allows a video call upon request of the deaf person (via Wi-Fi internet technology) with the the help of an interpreter, to translate Italian sign language remotely, facilitating communication between the deaf citizen and the counter operator; therefore the requests of the deaf person are translated in real time from the Italian sign language (Lis) to the verbal one and vice versa, thus translating the operator's activities into Lis..

Western North Carolina Woodworkers Association (WNCWA)

Faire: Asheville

Maker: Western North Carolina Woodworkers Association (WNCWA)

Home: North Carolina, United States

WNCWA is a woodworking group promoting interests in making things out of wood. We hold monthly meetings that include a featured topic or go on shop tours or field trips to educate our members in all facets of the woodworking hobby.

Genoa Contamination Lab

Faire: Rome

Maker: Università degli Studi di Genova

The Genoa Contamination Lab pursues multiple goals: - train young students and researchers in entrepreneurial culture - raise awareness among young people to respond to global challenges, primarily in the areas of ecological transition, digital and social inclusion - bring together worlds of research, business and institutions around concrete challenges - develop the creative potential of young people through cross-fertilization of knowledge

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.

WilliesPaintNPrint

Faire: Rochester

Maker: NULL

Home: New York, United States

WilliesPaintNPrint is an influencer on TikTok with 32k+ viewers where he teaches and shows the process of 3D printing to makers of all ages. He prints and paints with the goal of showing that you can do it too if you put your mind to it.

Scratch Built Five Foot Radio Controlled Russian Alfa Class Submarine

Faire: Orange County

Maker: Michael Wernecke

Home: California, United States

Outstanding craftsmanship and ingenuity are Mr. Wernecke's forte . Submarines/Senior machine builder ( Human Genome Project ) Kid Sub/ Whistling rocket /Con Air (model Builder) Godzilla ( Model Builder) Author

LibraryMed

Faire: Rome

Maker: Epitomea

Clients & problems: Healthcare professionals and students. Busy schedules, statistical illiteracy and information saturation make it difficult for them to stay up-to-date. “In the biomedical field alone, more than 1 million articles pour into the PubMed database each year […]” (Nature). The problems are known, but hard to quantify in net terms. Our clients difficulties lies in that periodic and in-depth professional updating activity is a work in itself. Sacrificing patient hours for studying is sometimes not possible. Among the most unpleasant consequences, the discovery that a patient has been treated with an outdated therapy. Such an eventuality would be preferable not to be turned turn into a "necessary evil", a painful trade-off between the number of patients who require treatment and the quality of the treatment that can be administered. In addition to the suffering on a strictly human level, another problem that is becoming more acute is that of lawsuits for "malpractice". Growing, they discourage doctors from riskier practices for patients, as well as young people from embarking on a medical career. Our solution: it can be described as a search engine which, because of an AI algorithm, is able to: - Search for scientific articles related to a specific query and summarize their content; - Classify the results on the basis of various parameters (e.g. methodological value, citations, impact factor), assigning them a qualitative value, thus identifying the most solid research; - Aggregate the results based on the aforementioned parameters; - Produce an output that can be consulted quickly, listing the sources on which the analysis was conducted to draw up an effective overview on which to plan an update; - Assisting researcher in scientific writing & data production; - Automatic meta-analysis. Innovation: First, we will move away from the DSS (Decision Support System) approach of our main competitor, Uptodate.com, to embrace a full AI paradigm. Then, we will find a niche in the scientific publication sector, by creating a set of tool for many scientists willing to publish high quality research. By doing to, our analytic efficiency will further increase. We already have a registered trademark and an industrial patent.

Business Models for supporting Innovation Startups

Faire: Rome

Maker: Università degli Studi della Tuscia

Innovation with a formalized Business Model identifies a successful Startup ready to face the market. The organizational and gamification tools are "accelerators" that allow the identification of the elements of one's corporate architecture, the potential customer, the distribution channels and one's profitability, but above all to define the experience that the customer will have to experience in using the innovative product/service. An effective and "cost effective" consultancy for those who want to digitally change or innovate their Business Model.

NeonLux Shop

Faire: Chisinau

Maker: Danie Chirstea

Home: Moldova

Bun venit la NEONLUX! Suntem pasionați de crearea de obiecte personalizate și deosebite pentru oameni deosebiți. La NEONLUX, suntem mândri să producem obiecte unice, de înaltă calitate, care aduc o notă de personalitate în fiecare casă.

Infinit Sound Fx – A natural way to control sound effects.

Faire: Rome

Maker: Daniel F. Rosero

Musicians engage with their instruments through a variety of gestures. Some of these gestures serve a practical purpose, like plucking guitar strings or tapping effect pedal switches with their feet. However, others are non-utilitarian and stem from spontaneous bodily reactions to the music's interpretation—examples include jumping or expressive facial expressions. This project empowers you to leverage these instinctive, natural gestures in real-time, allowing you to use them as intuitive controls for your effects. It provides a user-friendly interface that can be tailored to suit your specific requirements.

Vida Custom Designs

Faire: Miami

Maker: Drew Viaurrazaga

Home: Florida, United States

Vida Custom Designs is a small minority business founded in 2018 by Drew & Cindy Vidaurrazaga. We specialize in custom productions, using high-quality materials and expertise in CNC millwork, laser cutting/engraving, woodworking, and more!

Robot On! presents Kung-Fu Fighting Robot SHOTWELL

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Robot On!

Home: California, United States

Team Robot On! presents Shotwell, a Kung-Fu Fighting Robot with 15 metal gear servo motors for forceful punches and lighting quick maneuvers. Shotwell entered the arena for the first time at Robogames 2023, weighing in at 1.9 kg and 14 inches tall, placing fourth in Kung-Fu and taking silver medal in weight lifting. Kung-fu involves 2 remote-controlled robots in a boxing ring throwing uppercuts, side kicks, blocks, and dodges. Shotwell utilizes a leg linkage which keeps the legs parallel to the ground, a waist rotation axis, and beefy 2000 mAh LiPo battery. Designed and built by Kris Magri, a former Make: Magazine intern, piloted by Matt Ebisu, avid robot builder and robotics grad student, and kept in motion by operations manager Patty W.

Hot Protector

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Ernesto Lomelin

Home: Mexico, Mexico

Guante programado para medir la temperatura de los alimentos y evitar riegos como quemaduras.

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.

The Nerdy Duo

Faire: Long Island

Maker: The Nerdy Duo

Home: New York, United States

The Nerdy Duo are teaching artists from Nyack, NY, specializing in 3D and motion arts. Stop by their booth to talk about 3D modeling, casting and molding, or laser cutting and peruse their whimsical wares.

LAIght World / Stars at your Hands

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Luis Jimenez Cu

Home: Guatemala, Guatemala

LAIght World y Stars at your Hands combinan AI, IoT, electrónica digital y arte digital para que puedas controlar la iluminación y las animaciones utilizando gestos y movimientos.

Rethink

Faire: Brussels

Maker: rethink

Home: Belgium

rethink accompagne les acteur•rice•s du secteur culturel dans l'émergence de nouveaux imaginaires et processus créatifs : nous les aidons à dialoguer et co-construire efficacement avec leurs publics et à expérimenter de nouvelles pratiques de design d'espace et de projet.

Sofitos

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Sofia Urosa

Home: Puebla, Mexico

En sofitos nos dedicamos diseño y creación de personajes en la técnica de crochet innovando con diversos materiales y técnicas.

Hand crafted Ceramics

Faire: Hudson Valley

Maker: Elizabeth Stine

Home: New York, United States

Hand thrown and hand built ceramic ware including mugs, incense burners and containers, jars, decorative jewelry boxes and trinket trays, chip and dip bowls, and urns, all hand glazed and high fired.

ELIO IOT: The most complete IOT development board

Faire: Rome

Maker: Maestry Srl

ELIO is a special set of electronic boards dedicated to teaching and prototyping of electronic projects through visual programming. ELIO IOT is the "brain" of the ELIO ecosystem and is the most complete board on the market based on the new ESP32-S3 microcontroller. ELIO PLAY is the visual editor that allows you to program boards simply by dragging and combining a large set of logic commands.

Engines and mechanical creations

Faire: Syracuse

Maker: Michael (Sid) Pileski

Home: New York, United States

Steam and IC engines. Mechanical contrivances.

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