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Unleashing the Power of Shenzhen M5Stack

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: MASAKAZU TAKASU

Home: Hangcheng Avenue, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China iMakerBase, China

In this session, we will delve into the world of Shenzhen M5Stack, an ESP32 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) based all-in-one IoT prototyping tool. We believe that M5Stack is a game-changer for the DIY community, as it offers a versatile platform that enables rapid development and innovation. Throughout this talk, we will explore its open product development policy, the flourishing global community surrounding M5Stack, with a particular focus on its growth in Japan. Moreover, we aim to foster an interactive experience where we can collectively brainstorm and envision ways to enhance both the IoT prototype tool and the community itself. So, let's dive in! One of the key strengths of M5Stack is its open product development policy. The company actively encourages community participation in the design and improvement of their products. This open approach allows DIY engineers to contribute their ideas, feedback, and even develop their own modules that seamlessly integrate with the M5Stack platform. By involving the community, M5Stack ensures that their products cater to the specific needs and aspirations of DIY enthusiasts. Community Over Code, Community Over Product: M5Stack firmly believes in the mantra of 'Community over Code, Community over Product.' While the hardware and software aspects of M5Stack are important, the community is seen as the driving force behind the continuous evolution and improvement of the platform. By putting the community first, M5Stack has cultivated an environment where individuals can learn from each other, exchange ideas, and collectively push the boundaries of what is possible in IoT prototyping. Envisioning a Better IoT Prototype Tool and Community: During our session, we encourage participants to share their ideas on how M5Stack can be enhanced to address their specific needs. Are there any particular features or functionalities you would like to see? How can the platform better support your IoT projects? Additionally, we invite you to brainstorm strategies to foster an even stronger and more connected M5Stack community. What initiatives can we undertake to encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development within the community?
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Internet of Production Alliance, World Manufacturing Map.

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Home: Chiapas, Mexico

Dada la tecnología actual y emergente, ¿cómo sería la producción si la reconfiguráramos desde cero? Creemos que la respuesta está en la fabricación local, sostenible y globalmente conectada. Únete a nosotros y sé parte del futuro de la fabricación.
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Sandwich – The Robot

Faire: Rome

Maker: Pizza Robotics

 

Sandwich is a small open-source ROS-based robot built over a Jetson Nano, to learn, experiment, and test vision algorithms. It is built with modular mechanical components, easy to improve and expand. Sandwich can be remotely operated, with a custom web-based interface, or can autonomously navigate the environment using a deep learning-based algorithm to perceive obstacles. It can follow objects, people or specific markers.
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Joe Wilson Science Consultant Program

Faire: Rochester

Maker: Joe Wilson Science Consultant Program

Home: New York, United States

Create a load-bearing structure from paper! How much weight can your structure support?
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Play with beads!

Faire: WNY Regional

Maker: Kristen Palmeri

Home: New York, United States

Make beaded jewelry! Play with beads and stringing material. Make something cool to wear!
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T.I.F.I.D.I. – FIRST Lego League Team

Faire: Elkhorn

Maker: T.I.F.I.D.I.

Home: Wisconsin, United States

We are a FIRST Lego league team made up of 7 kids from the Mukwonago area ages 4th grade to 7th grade. We competed in three competitions around the state on building and coding a Lego built robot and sharing a Innovation Project.
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Osservare l’invisibile: Cloud Chamber DIY

Faire: Trieste

Maker: Marco Baruzzo

Home: FVG, Italy

Vuoi vedere l'invisibile che ci circonda? Ti è mai capitato di vedere le particelle che ci attraversano in ogni momento? No? La nostra camera a nebbia ti permetterà di vedere con i tuoi occhi le particelle elementari di cui hai tanto sentito parlare dai fisici ma che nessuno è mai stato capace di mostrarti!! Uno strumento per rallentarle, uno strumento per fermarle e nel buio... rivelarle.
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Carbonium – LISA

Faire: Rome

Maker: Carbonium

 

LISA is a museum video guide in sign language, a device that allows deaf visitors to take advantage of the otherwise inaccessible insights of audio guides, using artificial intelligence algorithms to recognize works of art. LISA is an open source project, and is intended to be easily configurable and adaptable to individual museums.
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3D printers

Faire: Asheville

Maker: kevin van deusen

Home: South Carolina, United States

Come see 3d printers in action! You will also have the opportunity to purchase at lower than internet prices if interested.
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Rome Technopole

Faire: Rome

Maker: Rome Technopole Spoke 5 CNR

 

Rome Technopole is an ecosystem comprising universities, research institutions, industries, and administrative bodies in Regione Lazio. Its core mission is innovation and sustainable development. Through activities and educational materials, it fosters knowledge dissemination and promote a culture of innovation. A series of examples will be presented during the Fair, including experiences on light properties based on laser-cut plexiglass, DNA and RNA models illustrating protein synthesis, games exploring quantum mechanics and other scientific principles.
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Robot arm met XBox controller & 3D Printers

Faire: Eindhoven

Maker: Meuwissen Machinebouw

Home: Nederland

Bestuur zelf een industriële ABB IRB2000 S3 robot met een xbox controller! Deze robot van Meuwissen Machinebouw is voor het eerst geproduceerd in 1986 en kan nu worden bestuurd met een xbox controller doormiddel van een raspberry pi en zelfgemaakte besturings-electronica. Verder stelt Mino nog twee bijzondere 3D printers tentoon: Een 5 assige printer, en een volledig zelf gebouwde dual extruder core-xy printer.
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Time & frequency syncing demo with atomic clock and GPS receiver

Faire: Trieste

Maker: DeLucaLabs

Home: Belluno, Italy

Il progetto consiste in una demo delle potenzialità di sincronizzazione di tempo e frequenza tramite utilizzo di oscillatore al rubidio disciplinato da GPS. Il DeLucaLabs si occupa di realizzare e mantenere standard di frequenza per vari clienti commerciali e ha deciso di portare questa demo per permettere a tutti i visitatori della Maker Faire di scoprire il funzionamento di un orologio atomico e vederlo in azione come backup di un sistema di sincronizzazione GPS.
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Learn to Solder

Faire: Eindhoven

Maker: Mitch Altman

Home: Nederland

Iedereen kan leren solderen! De Leer Solderen kit is ontworpen voor mensen die nog nooit iets met solderen hebben gemaakt. Eenvoudige stapsgewijze instructies laten u zien hoe. Als je klaar bent, krijg je een cool gekleurde draagbare knipperende lichtbadge. Bovendien doet hij ook dienst als zaklamp! Deze kit duurt ongeveer 30 minuten om te voltooien.
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PicoFlutter – Wearable for Learning Electronics

Faire: Rome

Maker: Alexandra Covor

 

PicoFlutter is a butterfly-shaped wearable development board for learning the basics of embedded programming. This educational tool is RP2040-powered and includes multiple programmable LEDs, as well as a Qwiic connector for adding sensors. This dev kit is perfect for young learners who want to have fun and create their own wearable technology while also learning about electronics, programming, and Edge ML. The device serves as a tool to connect theoretical concepts with practical applications, fostering innovative thinking and cultivating an interest in STEAM fields.
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RIT’s MultiDisciplinary Robotics Club

Faire: Rochester

Maker: MultiDisciplinary Robotics Club

Home: New York, United States

MDRC is committed to creating an inclusive and inviting space where anyone at RIT can learn about robotics, foster technical and interpersonal skills, and propose their own unique robot ideas.
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Never Alone

Faire: Rome

Maker: Agata Aurilio

 

Therefore, it was decided to design two devices that would allow an early diagnosis of a possible heart attack in progress and the presence of breast lumps. The device’s aim is to be a proposal for change for the development of territorial assistance in the National Health System. The "house", our home, becomes the first place of treatment, where we provide for an early diagnosis of certain pathologies. The first device function is to analyze the possible symptoms of a heart attack in progress. The second allows constant and autonomous cancer screening.
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InfiniteStudioCo

Faire: Edmonton

Maker: Haifa Rahime

Home: Alberta, Canada

We have endless options of custom chains in gold silver or rose gold that can be customized to fit you. It gets welded together so that it never comes off and there is no clasp! Match with a loved one! Get an anklet bracelet or necklace or all 3!
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Shaper

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Ahona Chatterjee

Home: California, United States

Based in San Francisco with offices in Stuttgart, Germany, Shaper was founded in 2012 with a mission of making precision cutting easy and accessible to craftspeople everywhere, beginning first with a handheld CNC router called Origin. Today, Shaper supports thousands of woodworkers and craftspeople around the globe with the simple approach of developing tools to meet users' needs, rather than expecting users to conform to the tools.
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SkillSet Program @ UNCA STEAM Studio

Faire: Asheville

Maker: SkillSet Program @ UNCA STEAM Studio

Home: North Carolina, United States

SkillSet is the community outreach program of UNCA STEAM Studio. We offer after-school programming and summer camps for middle and high school students, and skill-building workshops for adult learners.
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Making Collage Happen

Faire: Louisville

Maker: Donna Charging

Home: United States

Collage is a 100 year-old-art form! The medium allows us to rethink art and make images very quickly. I am presenting my own collage artwork, and I will have basic materials for making small collages.
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Red Baron PRS

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Dustin Fisher

Home: New York, United States

A 3-wheeled souped-up power wheels car capable of 35 miles per hour! Amped up and ready to race against other power racing series karts.
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LIGNOPACK – Bioplastic from food waste for food packaging

Faire: Rome

Maker: Università degli Studi della Tuscia

 

Every year in the field of food packaging synthetic additives are used for the development of plastic packaging, whose deleterious impact they have on the marine ecosystem and on human health is now known. LIGNOPACK is proposed as a natural alternative to the current toxic additives being composed of natural substances: lignin and chitosan. The union of these two biopolymers as nanoparticles has allowed the development of a completely natural additive that can be used in food packaging, with great advantages in terms of sustainability, performance and cost-effectiveness. “LIGNOPACK represents a biotechnological innovation aimed at the circular bioeconomy''.
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Grow A Future/Propel Mental Health

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Julie Palmer

Home: Virginia, United States

We want to educated the community about mental health and will provide interactive activities for kids to do to learn about mental health.
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Crea tu propio sistema de iluminación inteligente con Raspberry Pi y ahorra energía

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Miguel Urbina

Home: Sta María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

Aprende a crear tu propio sistema de iluminación desde cero. Programa la Raspberry Pi Pico para encender la luz con un sensor de movimiento, descubre los principios básicos de la electrónica y la programación con un proyecto sencillo y divertido.
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