Maker Faire Yearbook 2023

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AUTOMATED FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WHIRLPOOL WATERMILL

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: Ashiqul Tuhin

Home: New York, United States

Whirlpool Watermill's filtration system offers efficient water purification, prioritizing ecosystem conservation. Using actuators, the system efficiently removes debris, safeguarding hydroelectric turbines from damage. It's an eco-friendly approach.

Patent Depending

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Steven Johnson

Home: California, United States

Since 1974 I have published my own unusual product concepts in magazines such as Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Sierra and many others. I have had an online website www.patentdepending.com, since 2009. I have promoted invention ideas and invention whimsy via a NOODLINGS feature since late 2017 on Facebook. My booth, with my books and prints, excites curiosity and amusement, esp. among the young. In the last few years including 2019 at San Mateo, I was selling more than 80 books. I also participated in Maker Faires in China (X'ian and Shenzhen), Solano County, Sacramento County and East Bay (Oakland).

Robotic sorting plant – controlled by PLCs via WEBapp

Faire: Rome

Maker: Itis Paleocapa

The system, based on a Scorbot Er3 robotic arm and a Fishertechnik education kit, sorts different incoming materials by colour, weight ans size, thrugh different processes. The automation, controlled by S7-1200 PLCs, and supervised by a S7-1500 controller, is managed by an operator through an HMI display or through a webApp. It can be used to reach optimization and sustainability goals. The PLCs are able to manage a wide variety of information.

The Retro Roadshow

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: The Retro Roadshow

Home: California, United States

We are The Retro Roadshow, an interactive hands-on museum of vintage computers and video games. Our mission is to help people understand how the technology of yesteryear lead to the world we live in now, by letting visitors engage with the entertaining and creative aspects of vintage technology. For the 2023 Maker Faire, we will be presenting a hands-on interactive exhibit in which visitors learn about the history of video games by tracking the evolution of Nintendo’s Mario character. Attendees will experience Mario’s origins in the classic game “Donkey Kong” on Atari consoles, through his appearances in games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube. Visitors to our exhibit will have fun while learning!

Pakciência

Faire: Lisbon

Maker: Miguel Augusto

Home: Lisboa/Vila Franca de Xira/Castanheira do Ribatejo, Portugal

Nasceu da paixão pela educação e pela ciência que ambos partilhamos na vida. Acreditamos que podemos fazer a diferença na educação porque a mesma não pode estar confinada ao ensino tradicional. Parte dos nossos tempos livres são dedicados a desenvolver actividades educativas que acreditamos são uma mais valia para alunos e professores, é o complemento para o currículo tradicional. Linguagem acessível, aprendizagem hands-on, está na hora de mudar a sala de aula!

Maderama

Faire: CDMX (Mexico City)

Maker: Felipe Echeverria Bennett

Home: Estado de Mexico, Mexico

Conoce como se trabaja un micro taller de madera en casa. Estaremos utilizando sierra de banda, sierra caladora de banco, sierra circular y torno. Tambíen conocerán las medidas de seguridad, tallado y pintura para elaborar juguetes y piezas de madera

Imperial 3D Printing & Design

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Jason Cummings

Home: Wisconsin, United States

We're a small, family-owned 3D printing business focused on educating people about the practical and artistic sides of 3D printing.

Pewaukee Road LEGO Train Line

Faire: Milwaukee

Maker: Pewaukee Road LEGO Train Line

Home: Wisconsin, United States

Pewaukee Road LEGO Train Line is a train layout with moving trains & lots of scratch (original) built buildings. Everything on the layout is made with LEGO's. A Disney themed layout of Main Street, a Disney Castle & train station from Disneyland.

Just Back From Space: Perspectives of Earth From A Suborbital Space Flight

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Ron Rosano

Home: United States

On October 6, 2023, Ron Rosano flew into space on Virgin Galactic's Galactic04 mission, fulfilling a childhood dream and gaining a unique perspective of our planet suspended in the black vastness of space. Join Ron for video and photo highlights from the mission, with descriptions of what it's like to have a rocket fire you through the sky, to float weightless in a spaceship, and to see our Earth from high above the thin blue line of our atmosphere; we'll also allow plenty of time for Q&A.

Moving Gunpla & Figure

Faire: Miami

Maker: Jihyun Ko

Home: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Moving Gunpla & Figure project remodeled a Gundam plastic model kit with a servo, LED, USB camera, controlled by Arduino Board. Attendee can control the items.

FabLab Benfica

Faire: Lisbon

Maker: FabLab Benfica / ESELx-IPL

Home: Lisboa, Portugal

Iremos apresentar alguns projectos, de carpintaria digital, realizados pelos alunos da licenciatura de Artes Visuais e Tecnologias da Escola Superior de Educação do Politécnico de Lisboa.

Manic Pixie Science Girl

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jun Axup

Home: California, United States

Manic Pixie Science Girl is a singer, songwriter, and scientist in San Francisco, CA. Her life-long love for science education and outreach led her to writing science love song – which she describes as not songs about science, but love songs with science analogies. She sings about DNA, machines learning, particle physics, longevity research, etc. She daylights as a biotechnologist and has a PhD in chemical biology.

PBS SoCal | KCET

Faire: Los Angeles

Maker: Cristina Gonzalez

Home: California, United States

PBS SoCal provides free educational materials and activities for children ages 2-8 to make learning fun, engaging, and easy to incorporate into their daily routines. Stop by our booth to learn more!

Spinning Wool Into Yarn

Faire: Syracuse

Maker: Golden Fleece Spinners' Society

Home: New York, United States

The Golden Fleece Spinners' Society will demonstrate how to spin wool into yarn using spinning wheels and spindles. Try spinning wool into yarn with us. Leave with your own self-made spindle and a bit of fiber to try at home!

Hides and Arrowheads

Faire: Calgary

Maker: Todd Brown

Home: Alberta, Canada

I am a Finknapper, maker of stone tools. I make knives pendants and jewelry as well and projects made from antler. I demonstrate this skill during show hours to bring to life one of the skills of stone age man.

Monster Momma Shoppe

Faire: Downtown Columbia

Maker: Amber Hoover

Home: Maryland, United States

Monster Momma Shoppe is a small crystal shop with handmade candles, Fairy Gardens, and wall hangings. Based out of Westminster MD

Lær at sy usbekisk patchwork

Faire: Aarhus

Maker: Usbekiske initiativer forening

Home: Denmark

Workshop handler om syning af usbekisk patchwork som er en anderledes måde at upcycle stofrester. Derudover, deltagerne kommer til at bruge usbekisk håndvævet stof adras som anvendes til traditionel usbekisk patchwork - Quroq. Målgruppen: Voksne

Technoart

Faire: Delft

Maker: Chris Dierickx

Home: Noord Brabant, Nederland

Als maker combineer ik techniek, design en kunst, ook hergebruik ik veel materialen die voor een ander afval zijn.

Associazione Pic Knit Art Cafè aps

Faire: Trieste

Maker: Pic Knit Art Cafè APS

Home: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Laboratorio di uncinetto IPERBOLICO (by D.Taimina, Cornell Uni) Imparerete insieme alle nostre volontarie a realizzare elementi ad uncinetto iperbolico con l’intento di far comprendere e sperimentare tattilmente concetti geometrici astratti e giocare con le successioni matematiche. Realizzerete forme complesse come pseudosfere, curve iperboliche, superfici elicoidali attraverso il solo utilizzo di un filo, forme simili a quelle presenti in natura, come alghe, coralli, fiori o elementi vegetali.

Making Music with CircuitPython and the Raspberry Pi Pico!

Faire: Pensacola

Maker: NULL

Home: Florida, United States

Ever dream of making your own synthesizer, drum machine, sampler, or MIDI controller? Come explore and experiment with digital synthesis using the simple yet capable programming language CircuitPython and the inexpensive yet powerful Raspberry Pi Pico.

Rich’s Baits

Faire: Baton Rouge

Maker: Richard Aucoin

Home: Louisiana, United States

Rich’s Baits. Hand tied Crappie jigs, aka fishing lures. “How to” demonstrations discussion and sales.

Celestial Mechanica

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Gescykae Wrecca

Home: California, United States

It is a very large scale orrery, you know those little brass models of the solar system DaVinci used to make celestial calculations? Mine is originally inspired from the movie dark crystal where Agra had one in her laboratory of their solar system. Well ours is like hers only our Sun and solar system.

misperry

Faire: Wichita

Maker: Mitch Sperry

Home: United States

This booth is for my youtube channel. Awesome electronics videos and tutorials! This channel will show how to build electronic projects as well as how to program your very own custom electronic devices with all the source code downloadable.

3D Flakes Printing: stampiamo un futuro sostenibile, con materiali riciclabili!

Faire: Rome

Maker: Fondazione ITS D.E.Mo.S. Academy

Our project aims to revolutionize 3D printing with an affordable and eco-friendly printer using post-consumer PET and PP flakes or granules. It addresses cost, filament management, and material sustainability challenges, enabling customized and sustainable product creation. The low-cost, sustainable 3D printer will impact education, industry, and sustainability efforts. It targets students, instructors, entrepreneurs, and sustainability enthusiasts, reducing 3D printing costs, promoting material recycling, and fostering innovation while minimizing plastic waste. Maker Faire Rome participation allows us to share our vision, connect with stakeholders, and demonstrate our commitment to innovation and sustainability. Our presence contributes to advancing accessibility and sustainability in 3D printing.

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