Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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Radio Controlled Model Warship Combat

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Kevin Plumer

Home: Virginia, United States

World of Warships meets Battle Bots in R/C warship combat, where participants design, build, and battle scale warships armed with BB cannons which damage enemy vessels, causing them to sink. The boats are quickly salvaged, repaired, and fight again!
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Gravity is Optional

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Gravity is Optional

 

Hands on science that will blow your mind! Come experience things that most people will never see in another venue.
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RABID – Richmond Area Bot Instigated Destruction

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Richmond Area Bot Instigated Destruction

Home: Virginia, United States

Experience the excitement of combat robotics! Witness thrilling battles, ingenious designs, and even get a chance to drive one yourself at Maker Faire Nova. Don't miss out on the ultimate robotics adventure!
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Design and Build Lab @ American University

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Design and Build Lab

Home: District of Columbia, United States

The Design and Build Lab (DaBL) is a digital fabrication / rapid prototyping / experimentation space at American University (AU). DaBL serves as an educational resource for all student, staff, and faculty makers and creators at AU.
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Promoting Electric Propulsion

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Michael Briscoe

Home: Virginia, United States

The Office of Naval Research's collegiate competition Promoting Electric Propulsion has 36 universities building electric-powered boats for a five-mile race each spring. Stop by to see how these boats are built and explore how to build your own.
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The Rag Tones Garden: A Sensory Textile Experience

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Amanda Jarvis

Home: Virginia, United States

The Rag Tones Garden showcases the art of reimagining textiles by featuring interactive musical instruments crafted from reclaimed fibers. These unique pieces invite touch and sight, revealing the hidden beauty and potential of old fabrics.
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The Violin Boy's Cardboard Boat

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Cyrus Grundy

Home: Virginia, United States

My violin boat is not *just* a cardboard boat. It is a sculpture, a work of art, that survived the 2024 Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta. Participants will walk away inspired to make their own functional art with cardboard.
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Nova Labs 3D Printing

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Paul Chase

Home: Virginia, United States

Demonstration of Nova Labs' 3D Printing facilities, including example projects. We'll have electronic and mechanical clocks on display, cosplay artifacts, and running 3D printers.
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Innovation Labs = maker spaces + business incubators

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Kent Slowinski

Home: District of Columbia, United States

Innovation Labs = maker spaces + business incubators We are conducting customer discovery as part of the lean innovation process to learn more about the next generation of maker spaces. Please stop by and talk with us.
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MIX – Mason Innovation Exchange @ George Mason University

Faire: NoVa

Maker: George Mason University - Mason Innovation Excange (MIX)

Home: Virginia, United States

Visit the GMU MIX booth at Maker Faire! Build draw-bots and navigator-bots, see live demos of our Voron and Bambu Labs 3D printers, explore PCB milling, and check out projects like a 6-axis robotic arm, a 4-foot trebuchet, and more innovations.
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Mathnasium

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Mathnasium

Home: Virginia, United States

At Mathnasium we teach math so that students learn it, master it and love it. We work with students in 1st grade through 12th grade to help them catch up, keep up or get ahead.
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The Dream House Collection: Popsicle Cabin

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Meleah Mentzel

Home: Virginia, United States

This collection highlights the art of using easy to find and upcycled materials to make models homes, furniture and outdoor spaces.
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Interactive art

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Paul Carlson

Home: Virginia, United States

We have all heard, "Don't touch the art", but that is exactly what I want you to do! Come explore interactive art where you are encouraged to touch and explore.
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Handmade leather journals and paper

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Jazmine Torres

 

I hand stitch leather journals. I hand dye, hand cut, & hand sew papers. I create lined pages with a stamp. After the journal is made I laser engrave my own digital art onto them. I use a pyropen as well to burn intitals.
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Fairfax County Master Gardeners

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Fairfax County Master Gardeners

Home: Virginia, United States

Master Gardener volunteers work in the community to promote research-based horticulture. Master gardeners provide public education related to creating and managing home landscapes, vegetable gardens, turf, and more!
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Hampton Roads Droid Builders

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Hampton Roads Droid Builders

 

Virginia-based group of makers and Star Wars enthusiasts who have come together to build all manner of droids, including R2-D2. We cherish the opportunity to share our efforts with the community through conventions, maker faires, and charity events.
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Communication Arts Design

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Carolyn Belefski

Home: Virginia, United States

Communication Arts Design is a multidisciplinary design studio with over 20 years of professional experience in branding, illustration, and visual storytelling. Our custom projects transform ways of life across a range of communities and businesses.
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Tops, Bowels and Boards

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Steven Barnard

Home: District of Columbia, United States

Spinning Tops, cutting boards, and Bowels. See how they are made; learn how you could make your own.
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Have We Got A Mystery for You!

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Dia Michels

Home: District of Columbia, United States

Science Naturally is a local, small press committed to creating engaging STEM books. We offer titles for kids 0-14, fiction and nonfiction, and have books in a number of languages, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, Bengali, and more. Check us out!
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Teletypes and other things that consume electricity

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Bob Coggeshall

Home: Virginia, United States

Come check out our prehistoric teletype machine!
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Circuit Breaker Labs

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Amanda Preske

Home: District of Columbia, United States

Circuit Breaker Labs, based in Adams Morgan in DC, transforms electronic waste into science-themed art and gifts. Stop by to see our spin on science art and learn how we use old and new production techniques to make our art!
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Stained Glass Ghost

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Enrique Granados

Home: District of Columbia, United States

Come and make a stained glass ghost! Learn how we cut and shape beautiful wispy glass into a terrifying ghoul!
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FRC Team 619 Cavalier Robotics

Faire: NoVa

Maker: FRC Team 619 Cavalier Robotics

Home: Virginia, United States

We believe high quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational experiences should be accessible to all youth, and that all kids with an interest should have an opportunity to express and explore those interests.
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Pi's Pens And Other Neat Stuff LLC

Faire: NoVa

Maker: Sarah Solomon

Home: Virginia, United States

Come and see Pi's Pens and Other Neat Stuff LLC! We will have hand turned Pens, handles, bowls and more. From cutting boards and kitchen utensils to hang on the wall art we will be displaying hand made recycled and wood locally harvested products!
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