Maker Faire Yearbook 2025

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Katally Kids: AI-Powered Game Development Companion

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Kanata the Kid Creator & STEM Dad

Home: Tokyo, Japan

Watch the future of game development unfold as Katally, our AI companion device, helps 8-year-old Kanata create amazing Roblox experiences! This isn't just another coding tool—it's a creative partner that makes professional game development accessible to kids. What Katally does: - Real-time coding assistance using Claude Code and Gemini AI - Voice-activated development support - just ask and Katally helps debug, optimize, or add new features - Instant project visualization - see your ideas come to life immediately - Professional workflow adapted for young creators - Always-available coding buddy that never gets tired of questions Live Game Development Demo: Experience the magic of AI-assisted creation! Watch as Katally helps build actual Roblox games in real-time, transforms creative ideas into working code, and demonstrates how elementary school students can create professional-quality experiences.

Streetbeats by John F. King II

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: John King II

Home: California, United States of America

A totally improvisational, “ LIVE”, in the moment, hi-energy musical performance. Featuring unique Drum and Percussion stylings of Northern California Artist, John F. king II. All of this done using a Home Maker'ed Drumset consisting of a random collection of pots and pans garbage cans, as well as miscellaneous. Other junk.

Cryptidzoo Interactive

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Julian Meyer

Home: California

Cryprozoology inspired art that comes alive through Augmented Reality. Hand drawn, screenprinted in small batches and powered by Augmneted Reality

Can Cells Think?

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Wallace Marshall

Home: California

What kinds of things can think? Just humans? Just animals? We usually feel that thinking, cognition, learning, and anything "mental" requires a brain, but is that really true? Single cells can show a suprising range of complex behaviors that we normally associate with thought, including problem solving, goal-directed behavior, and simple forms of learning. We will present a hands-on demonstration of some of these behaviors, using giant single-celled organisms we collect from the pond, and testing their behaviors using home-brew apparatus based on Arduino that anyone can build at home. We hope to inspiure attendees to build their own experiments to test cell thought, and also to change the way you think about what it means to think!

Organ Bike

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Orgelkids USA

Home: Oregon

Be on the look out for... a pipe organ on wheels?!?! Take it for a spin, pumping your own wind with your feet while you play - a concept Leonardo da Vinci dreamt up. And then follow the Organ Bike to the Orgelkids booth where you can BUILD a working pipe organ, learn how The King of Instrument works and find out where you can go hear a REALLY BIG organ in the Bay Area. #organbike

The Paz Aerospace Flyer

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Paz Aerospace

Home: Massachusetts, United States

We are creating an electric airplane for everyone. You will be able to do extreme stunts and fly for short periods of time on tool batteries, drone motors and a wing the size of a surfboard. But the sky is the limit! This invention that we are sharing has the right stuff for more, much more as we evolve.

Peninsula Precious Plastics

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Peninsula Precious Plastics

Home: California

Peninsula Precious Plastics is a non-profit located in San Carlos, California, working with students, artist, entrepreneurs and community members to support projects focused on sustainability by up cycling plastic waste in to long life objects. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2025, participants can learn about the global Precious Plastic community, the open source tools it provides and how they can get involved in both up cycling plastic waste and learn how to live with less plastic!

Jester Art Bike

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Jim Dyke

Home: California

Is it an upside-down insect? A Lost Burning Man 'burner bike' that found a portal to Vallejo? No one knows, so you decide what this highly rideable, 30' tall art bike is supposed to represent.

Because Science

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Because Science

Home: DC

Because Science celebrates the artful side of nerdiness! We create STEM-inspired goodies like greeting cards, stationery, and gifts, plus our signature line of art made from upcycled circuit boards, called Circuit Breaker Labs

Life4All: AI Transforming Organ Transplant Care

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Life4All

Home: Brazil

Life4All is a mobile application that transforms the organ transplantation ecosystem by promoting awareness, supporting patients, and encouraging donation. It bridges technology and healthcare, offering a digital solution that empowers both patients on waiting lists and the broader community. The app acts on two fronts: education and awareness and patient support. On the awareness side, it provides a chatbot with reliable information, curated news, and clear guidance on how to become a donor. On the patient side, it offers tools such as medication reminders, hospital geolocation, digital health records and waiting list tracking. By combining these features, Life4All enhances adherence to treatment, improves quality of life, and fosters a culture of donation. Its mission is to reduce the organ shortage crisis by raising awareness and building stronger connections between society and transplant patients.

3D Print & Design

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Selim Uyan

Home: California

3D Print and Design explores how 3D printers work and how they can be used to create innovative solutions for the future. The exhibit highlights the importance of design in shaping the industrial and everyday objects around us, while also showing how both simple and complex math, with software functions, play a role in the design and printing process. This exhibit shares not just the creations, but the knowledge behind them. The showcase will feature colorful posters, hands on activities, and creative, practical designs for everyday use—super fun and inspiring stuff! Visitors can see live 3D printing, explore hands-on activities, print with a 3d pen, ask questions, dive into informational posters, and more. Introductory design tools and resources will be available, along with insights into advanced technologies like industrial CNC and laser cutting. A fun and educational experience for all ages!

GGLABS

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Gabriele Gorla

Home: California

Like many other hobbyist we have always been fascinated by radioactivity and the sensors to detect it. Geiger-Müller tubes are a common and relatively inexpensive way to measure radiation. GRAD is a complete solution for radiation counting in an Arduino shield form factor. Its main features are dual tube support to increase sensitivity and very low power consumption.

TheraPals

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Chloe Hong

Home: California

Cousins, Chloe and Adrienne Hong and Amelia Holley, have joined their passion for the arts and for helping children battling mental health concerns by creating "Therapals". Therapals are hand-made crocheted stress-relief animals or crocheted keychains, that you can customize and stuff with your very own selection of essential oils to be used as aromatherapy to help with stress relief, anxiety, mood boosting, improving sleep, or any other concerns. They are selling these products to raise funds for children's mental health organizations, which they feel passionate about.

The fascinating felt creatures & wildlife art of Catskills Design

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Christie Langley

Home: California

Enjoy artist Christie Anne Langley's whimsical and detailed wildlife inspired artwork. From large needle felted sculptures of flora and fauna to ocean inspired acrylic paintings and hand drawn illustrations of animals, CatSkills Design captures the fantastical side of nature and translates it into unique art and artifacts for your home.

Pixelcade – Active Marquees for Arcade Cabinets

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Al Linke

Home: California, United States

Pixelcade is an active marquee system for arcade and pinball machines that displays game-specific artwork and can react to in-game events in real time. It integrates with popular arcade front ends, includes LED strip lighting effects, and offers a REST API

Blacksmithing workshop and demos. Free participation ages 10+

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Clay And Steel

Home: California

Clay and Steel the Richmond, CA blacksmithing school returns with fiery forging demos, and no-cost opportunities for Faire attendees to join. * Celeste Flores and her helpful crew will be leading FIREY hammering sessions with a limited number of Faire attendees each day. See booth for terms and to sign-up (ages 16+). * Another station, new this year, encourages ages 10+ to join in a guided session hammering out jewelry and textures you can show off around the Faire. * In between sessions you can see our team show off forging skills with co-ordinated team strikes, or take photos with sculptures and props. * Show support by signing up for our Newsletter or even take a low cost blacksmithing class in the East Bay!

Learn Chip Design by Making Games on FPGA!

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Verilog Meetup

Home: California, United States

Ever wondered how a chip designer does their job? In the Verilog Meetup booth at Maker Faire, you can learn the basics of SystemVerilog hardware description language in a fun way by creating circuits that implement graphical games. We can show you how to use FPGA boards to prototype your designs with reconfigurable logic. We are also compatible with TinyTapeout infrastructure, which allows you to manufacture your design in an ASIC chip. Verilog Meetup in Silicon Valley develops hands-on educational materials that augment the regular curriculum in digital design and is now used in more than 30 universities worldwide. We created two sets of exercises: the first one lowers the barrier to entry into the field, and the other helps to prepare for job interviews in electronic companies.

Noisebridge Hackerspace

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Noisebridge

Home: California

Noisebridge Hackerspace is a community center and makerspace in San Francisco, CA that serves anyone and everyone in the community who is interested in technology, art, and everything in between. Members of our community are constantly making creative projects for personal and communal use - we will have a number of these projects on display at our booth this year. Come play the COFFEE TABLE ARCADE - complete with bespoke, handcrafted games made just for it! See the SPACEBRIDGE TEAM BALLOON LAUNCH livestream! Participate in a miniaturized version of our BEGINNER-FRIENDLY CIRCUIT-HACKING and GUITAR PEDAL CREATION WORKSHOPS that we regularly host at our San Francisco facility!

Block Printing with a Modern Twist

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Warren Hart

Home: Florida, United States

Come make your own Maker Faire-themed mini print with me! I love inviting others into the process so you can see how fun and creative block printing can be. Instead of carving blocks by hand, I design and 3D-print them, then use these modern-made blocks to create bold, original prints. Alongside that, I hand-draw one-of-a-kind monsters and robots on antique book pages—blending history, imagination, and artistry into every piece. At Maker Faire, I'll be sharing my process, selling my creations, and helping you roll up your sleeves to print something of your own. Whether you're curious about the technique or just love unique art, you'll leave with a little piece of Maker magic.

Blue Dragon’s imprints

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: April Lelia

Home: California

It all starts with a toy dragon being used as a model for a painting on the hood. When the original car paint faded and peeled off, the dragon came to the rescue. H/She poses as though chasing a headlight pearl while its tail has already scored a headlight, and its claw is holding the engine. Its gestures blowing clouds into the forest. The trees are growing and the flowers are blooming. Its gestures stir ocean life. The angler fish channels its electricity to turn on the tail light through the awakening of chi. Its gestures call all creatures to dance, sing, discuss, and engage in things on the rooftop and spill on every possible side. Blue dragon broken toy continues puffing its magic, bringing evolution, leaving more imprints on the red dome world, until the time has come.

Metropolitan Marvels

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Raghav Kheterpal

Home: California

Welcome to our LEGO City! This is a really huge city that we built, and it's always growing. The best part is all the cool stuff we added. Did you know that we do not use sets in our city! Yes its true- we only have custom builds. The City: The main city area has five awesome skyscrapers that are super tall, way taller than anything else. You can see them all lined up together. We also have lots of regular city buildings like shops and apartments. The roads are filled with a bunch of different cars, trucks, and even some emergency vehicles like fire trucks and police cars. You can see a bunch of little LEGO people everywhere, going to work, shopping, or just hanging out. Public Transportation: To get around the city, we have a really cool public transportation system. There are buses that drive all over, picking up and dropping off people. We also have a train that runs on two tracks with a loading dock. We have a bunch of different planes, too!

GDC CREATIONS

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: GDC CREATIONS

Home: California

Handmade Crafted Beaded Purses, waist beads and African Paintings

Grandpa’s Train.

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Brad Silva

Home: California

Grandpa's Train is a two car electric train. I can give rides to four kids or two adults. It's built on a heavy-duty wheelchair platform and is the result of when your wife asks: "What are you going to do with that?"

M.G. Locost

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Nick Jenkins

Home: California

A built-from-scratch replica of a 1963 Lotus Seven roadster, based on the popular book 'Build Your Own Sports Car' by British engineer Ron Champion. The frame. body, suspension, exhaust, and interior were all made by hand, while the drivetrain and brakes were salvaged from a 1972 MGB convertible. We started the build in August of 2011 and completed it in February of 2014. Since then, the street-legal car has accumulated over 65,000 miles on the road.

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