Maker Faire Yearbook 2023
Projects
Found 107 Results
H10 – Extreme low power SOM for energy harvesting ISM radio sensor applications
Faire: Rome
Maker: Acme Systems srl
H10 is a SOM module based on the Microchip SAM R35 microprocessor (Cortex M0 Class) equipped with LoRa Radio and a power management circuitry so optimized as to obtain practically unique low-absorption performances. The energy storage technology is based on a hybrid supercap technology and the use of very high performance solar panels that allow the creation of sensors capable of operating in environments that are not too bright or illuminated for short periods.
FPV IoT Micro Tanks
Faire: Rome
Maker: Oleksandr Poliakov
Many of us still remember how, as children, we spent hours in front of the TV, playing the legendary Battle City.
And what would happen if the game was being developed these days? Of course we would want to play it over the Internet and perhaps with AR glasses.
But what if we went even further and brought it into the real world? Where we could drive around in a handmade arena, or in a hallway. We can fire an infrared cannon at the enemy, or at his base. Or just chase pets?
And since these are IoT tanks - we can control them from the browser. Or even write javascript code to control them!
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.
Wearable for your bicycle: turn your bicycle to electric assist in seconds!
Faire: Bay Area
Maker: BikeOn
Home: Nevada, United States
BikeOn: The Future of Cycling is Here!
BikeOn is the game-changer in urban mobility. With the power to transform any bicycle into a smart e-bike in mere seconds, this wearable is not just about speed—it's about enhancing every ride. No tools, no fuss, just a seamless integration that breathes new life into your favorite bicycle.
Equipped with advanced sensors, BikeOn captures real-time performance data, giving insights into your cycling habits and patterns. But that's not all! Want to integrate health metrics into your rides? BikeOn pairs effortlessly with top-tier health trackers, including the Apple Watch. It is also compatible with popular platforms like Strava and our exclusive app. www.bikeon.com
EUREKA! : “Datemi un filo immerso in un liquido, dall’alto verso il basso, e vi indicherò il livello”
Faire: Rome
Maker: Giuseppe Fiordaliso
The peculiarity of this project is that it allows the measurement of the water level in all those sectors where industrial-type measuring devices are unacceptable both for the costs and for the skills required for implementation.
This level measuring device uses a common insulated conductor immersed in water as a measurement probe. It consists of two parts: measuring probe with measuring electronics and microprocessor control unit. The two parts are connected via a non-polarized two-wire connection in order to simplify installation operations. The probe, of the capacitive type, consists of a simple insulated conductor wire, and can be made at a low cost and can be easily adapted by the user to his needs.
The measuring range of the device goes from a few tens of centimeters to several meters without requiring particular additional components or specific components for the type of application.
The measuring unit based on a microcontroller receives a digital current signal from the measuring probe and according to the settings made in the "user calibration" phase for the "empty" level and the "full" level, displays the value on a display of the level measurement in the range 0...100 %.
The microprocessor also controls an output relay in correspondence with two level thresholds (low level setpoint and high level setpoint) freely settable by the user in the range 0…100% through a simple programming procedure.
In the programming phase it is possible to choose whether the energized relay state must correspond to a level below the low level threshold or to a level above the high level threshold. In this way it is possible to operate an external device, always in safe conditions.
The measurement has an accuracy better than 6% and is characterized by high reliability because there are no metal parts in contact with water or moving parts.
La Giorgi Evaluation Board
Faire: Rome
Maker: IIS Giorgi-Woolf Roma
The work was born with the idea of designing and creating a multidisciplinary electronic teaching board, usable by the students of the institute for the verification of applications of the main devices, circuits and systems used in the technical disciplines. The project envisaged all the development phases of a commercial circuit, from the conception of the electrical diagram with the definition of the electronic circuitry and the choice of components up to the assembly and testing. The system is completely reconfigurable via software and provides for interfacing with various sensors and actuators to allow customization, various configurable conditioning channels, a microcontroller with Wi-Fi and BT connectivity, a power circuit, a display and buttons for interaction with the user and for the occasion is configured to respond to the need to improve safety in all those spaces where potentially toxic concentrations of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide can accumulate. "The Giorgi Salvavita", in the event of exceeding predefined thresholds, notifies the proposed center. Furthermore, the measured parameters are of fundamental importance for the analysis of environmental quality.
MaCh3D Material Testing (r)Evolution
Faire: Rome
Maker: MaCh3D
For those transforming raw materials into final products and for materials developers, MaCh3D is a Smart Material Testing platform made of an innovative hardware allowing an easier, safer and faster testing procedure, and a cloud platform for material intelligence, enhanced by AI for processes control and materials and processes optimization.
Smart Material Testing directly at manufacturing floor will accelerate materials innovation and grow trust in new materials and applications.
MaCh3D, (r)Evolution in Material Testing!
MEME electric mobility for an eco-sustainable Messina
Faire: Rome
Maker: IIS Verona Trento di Messina
IIS Verona Trento is the promoter of a project focused on sustainable mobility. Using recycled materials, the students developed an electric vehicle prototype powered by innovative batteries and equipped with prototype automation systems. The mechanical structure is obtained from a wrecked car, while the electric motor and its control system are part of a disused forklift. All the on-board electronic components consist of laboratory teaching material. The result is a vehicle with double zero impact: zero costs, zero emissions.
Sedia a rotelle elettrica per tetraplegici
Faire: Rome
Maker: IIS Tito Sarrocchi
In the 2022-2023 school year, the students of class IV and V of the Electronic Robotics specialization allowed tetraplegic people, i.e., person with inability to voluntarily move the upper and lower parts of the body, to move independently and using the residual mobility of the head.
An Arduino NANO 33 BLE and an inertial sensor present on board allow to intercept the movements of the head and, through the Bluetooth module, the information of the head movements is delivered to a self-built Master board and subsequently, through the DAC, the voltages are created to run the engines. Moreover, a set of sensors on the perimeter of the wheelchair avoids obstacles and a LIDAR sensor helps reconstruct the surrounding environment.
POPPASTELLA – un angolo di Napoli nel Mondo
Faire: Rome
Maker: Sensori 4.0 srl
A real example of how, water and flour, by our POPpastella, can create and spread worldwide a simple, low-cost product, alternative to POPcorn, French fries or other street food products, currently limited to Neapolitan cuisine traditions.
Prototype in its basic version, it can be expanded to reach the desired productivity, with proportional margins.
Productivity is very high, the costs of the basic elements negligible; low energy consumption, it supplies a product to be eaten hot as soon as it is produced.
Agrobot
Faire: Rome
Maker: ITI Galileo Ferraris Scampia Napoli
Our project was designed to significantly reduce the pollution caused by the spraying of chemical products such as copper and sulfur in the vineyards. Copper is a heavy metal and for this reason toxic to soils while sulfur causes serious irritation to the respiratory system and to the skin of men. These two pollutants are very harmful to our ecosystem and the environment. Unfortunately, these products are widely used in agriculture because they are used to fight diseases such as Peronospora and Oidium. These fungi affect all agricultural cultures but in particular the excellent vine of Made Italy for the production of quality wine.
VRAILEXIA – Think outside the box
Faire: Rome
Maker: Università degli Studi della Tuscia
VRAILEXIA aims at realizing innovative tools and services for supporting academic studies of students with dyslexia. BESPECIAL platform, thanks to the use of artificial intelligence algorithms, can be used by students with dyslexia to improve the learning methodologies, guaranteeing an inclusive learning environment. Moreover, a virtual reality scenario has been developed to improve the awareness of teachers and community on dyslexia through empathy. Finally, REASY, an application for smartphone, tablet and PC, allows to digitalize studying materials, making them accessible and editable according to the needs of each student.
Revo5 modular cnc
Faire: Rome
Maker: Revolve srls
Here is the translation: The CNC Pantograph Revo5 represents technological innovation at its best. Designed to work with precision and reliability on very hard materials in 2D and 3D, it is the ideal choice for any productive activity. Easy to use and highly functional, Revo5 offers high-level performance in terms of speed, power and precision without burdening the company budget. Its structure has been engineered to minimize the transmission of vibrations and to have a very high mechanical and torsional resistance. Modularity is the main feature of REVO5, a unique machine of its kind.
Linea di Semina Automatica
Faire: Rome
Maker: I.T.I.S Don Giuseppe Morosini
Our project consists in an automatic seeding line which aims to be an example of 4.0 Industry and sustainable development. For this reason the machine has been built using recycled materials in order to minimize the production costs and the environmental impact. The project includes electrical/plant engineering, electro-pneumatic and mechanical designs, all managed by a PLC and an Arduino board for the acquisition of analog values with the possibility to view everything from an HMI (Human Machine Interface).
Git for Hardware
Faire: Bay Area
Maker: Marcus Marshall
Home: United States
Allspice.io is a git platform for hardware engineers. Marcus will review the pros and cons of using Git for hardware projects and talk about best practices.
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.
CORTEX AUTOMATIONS
Faire: Rome
Maker: luca cortelli
Cortex is the universal controller for CNC machines or industrial automation. It is equipped with the GRBL HALL firmware, a well-known open-source firmware that allows for the control of such machinery, and a customizable and expandable user interface. The controller has been designed to meet the needs of both the industrial sector and makers, ensuring the right level of safety and ease of assembly, thanks to its RJ45 connectors that simplify and speed up wiring, reducing connection errors. In this way, even those without specific knowledge in electronics or informatics can use it easily and intuitively, making work even more manageable. The main goal of the project is to create a community that can develop the CNC technologies, a sector that has been somewhat neglected compared to that of 3D printers, despite its importance in the industrial field. Cortex offers makers and industry professionals the necessary tools to develop and improve their own projects. Its flexibility and versatility make it suitable for various applications in which the control of motors, sensors, and actuators is necessary, in addition to its use on CNC machines.
MICRO-LAB
Faire: Rome
Maker: Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria - Centro di ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni agroalimentari
The micro-lab is an innovative portable and easy-to-use system equipped with low-cost digital and sensorized devices that allow for the constant monitoring of the main chemico-physical parameters of the storage liquids of certain agri-food products, particularly the storage brines of table olives.
By measuring temperature, pH, salinity, and acidity, both free and volatile acidity, automatically and without the need for specialized operators, it is possible to control product conformity and healthfulness, benefiting quality and environmental, energy and economic sustainability.
SENTINEL
Faire: Rome
Maker: Feel-ING SRL
The SENTINEL project aims to promote wellness in the workplace providing an ad-hoc platform to monitor psychophysics pitfalls that could threaten workers’ and teams’ security. Being in the context of Internet of Things (IoT), it exploits wearable and comfortable devices (such as smartwatches, smart clothes or sports bands) and emotive artificial intelligence algorithms.
InnovationGym con Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Faire: Rome
Maker: Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS (FMD) works for an inclusive knowledge society by combining innovation, education, inclusion and core values. We have opened several Innovation Gyms in Italy: a physical-virtual environment for innovation and education for life. It is a gym for experiential learning and the practice of innovation in all its expressions: technological, social and civic innovation. At the booth we will show the main activities aimed at young people and their families: robotics, coding, digital making, media art, VR-AR.
Opening Technologies for Smart Communities
Faire: Rome
Maker: WeMake S.r.l.
WeMake, fablab and makerspace in Milan, presents projects developed with different technologies and different impacts but share the same goal: to provide communities with tools and knowledge useful for the development of digital objects and services for the common good.
Specifically, WeMake was involved in research and development in the IoT projects:
- in the agricultural sector we have developed modules to save water and other resources;
- in the civil field we tested a monitoring system of a distributed network through LoRa modules;
- in the social field we have developed a wearable that helps connecting people in real life through simple non verbal communication defined by personal preferences and activities.
At Maker Faire 2023 WeMake will present three physical prototypes.
ITS-SCAN
Faire: Rome
Maker: FONDAZIONE I.T.S. AREA TECNOLOGICA DELL’EFFICIENZA ENERGETICA RISPARMIO ENERGETICO E NUOVE TECNOLOGIE IN BIOEDILIZIA (ITS Red Academy)
We have created an app that from the information saved on an online sheet creates a unique QR-Code. With a simple scan we can connect to the digital element provided by the designer, record date-time of arrival at the construction site, indicate the mounting status and transfer this information back into the BIM model. All through functions and free applications that are already in our smartphone
The Bobbleshop
Faire: Eindhoven
Maker: Remo Natali
Home: Namibië
Met The BobbleShop maak je supersnel een 3D scan van jouw gezicht. Daarna kies je vanuit de catalogus een figuurtje en enkele dagen later heb jij een uniek 3D poppetje van jezelf in huis!
Een bobblehead is een klein en grappig beeldje met een behoorlijk groot hoofd. Je maakt je eigen 3D MiniMe met The BobbleShop gezichtsscanner. Het maken van een gezichtsscan gaat in een ogenblik en voor het selecteren van een avatar nemen wij in de regel een minuut of 4 de tijd. Het is een erg bijzondere en
Parko: Sustainable Smart Parking Solution
Faire: Rome
Maker: Khaled Atef Megahed
Parko is an innovative parking management solution that revolutionizes the way parking spaces are utilized. With our smart technology, we optimize parking efficiency, reduce congestion, and provide a seamless experience for drivers. Our system incorporates real-time monitoring, data analytics, and intuitive mobile applications to enable efficient parking space allocation and reservation. By maximizing parking utilization, Parko promotes sustainable urban mobility, reduces carbon emissions, and enhances the overall parking experience for both drivers and parking operators. Join us in transforming the future of parking with Parko!
