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Beyond Sight: The Remote Camera System

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Krish Chatlani

Home: IL, US Minor Outlying Islands

This prototype is a head-tracked camera system. An Arduino-controlled camera mirrors the user's head movements in real time, captured by a VR headset.
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FIRST Lego League Demontration

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Aptakisic Jr. High School

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Hello! We are a FIRST Lego League team from Aptakisic Jr. High School who will be competing at a National FLL tournament in California and New Jersey in May. We will demonstrate our robot and present how to start an FLL team if you are interested!
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Baxter Innovation Lab Tour

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Baxter Innovation Lab & Engineering Transfer

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Interested in lasers, 3D printers, custom printed circuit boards, CNC mills or any other prototyping equipment? Come tour the Baxter Innovation lab. It is a student run lab and the central hub for engineering students on campus.
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Moss Enterprises

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Tom Bohr

Home: Iowa, United States of America

Come check out the "ROBOT DOG." This is the same robot that preformed at the Super Bowl. Our quadbot works in manufacturing, agriculture, law enforcement, and and entertainment. Come learn more about the future of robots!
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The Workshop at Warren-Newport Public Library

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Warren-Newport Public Library

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Welcome to The Workshop! Learn more about WNPL's new makerspace and enjoy creating a paper craft.
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Build-a-Blinkie Learn-to-Solder Workshop

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Build-a-Blinkie

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Build-a-Blinkie Learn-to-Solder Workshop
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Generate your own power

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Baxter Innovation Lab

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Take spin and see just how much power one person can generate.
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Make-a-Thon

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Baxter Innovation Lab & Engineering Transfer

Home: Illinois, United States of America

What do you get when you combine microcontrollers, coding, cardboard and glue guns? More than you could ever imagine. Makers of all ages came together for our fifth annual Make a Thon on Sat. Feb. 22. Vote for your favorite project.
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Ken’s Garage

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Ken Kolman

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Ken's Garage is literally Ken in his Garage making things. through the use of 3D Printing and CNC Laser, waterjet, routers and milling. All to showcase how these things can be made in Ken's Garage or anyone's maker space.
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Chuck’s Woodshop

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Chuck Boucek

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Chuck will show a number of projects he has built in his shop including a Bluetooth player in the style of a 1950’s era radio. His larger projects will be shown via an iPad presentation.
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Hatt Bott

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Baxter Innovation Lab & Engineering Transfer

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Stop by and stroll with Hatt Bott or maybe take a selfie. This semi-autonomous robot was designed to interact with people. He is built using Tetrix robotic components and programmed using the Arduino IDE.
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String Art: Community Project

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Baxter Innovation Lab & Engineering Transfer

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Pick up a hammer and help make our community art project.
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Designing 3D Art & Creative Writing Projects Inspired by Recycled Objects

Faire: Lake County

Maker: North Chicago Community High School

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Our workshop involves designing and making 3D art and creative writing projects inspired by recycled objects. All supplies – including recycled objects, pens, markers, paint and other materials – will be provided.
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Make and Take Nano Tape Bubbles with Lake Forest Country Day School

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Lake Forest Country Day School

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Come and build nano tape bubbles with Lake Forest Country Day School! You will work with LFCDS middle school students to create, decorate, and bring home your very own nano tape bubble at no cost.
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LCRCC, Lake County Radio Control Club

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Walter Szempruch

Home: Illinois, United States of America

LCRCC is an RC airplane club whose mission is to share the active hobby of building and flying model airplanes. We are a 50-year-old chartered member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, a national organization founded to promote model aviation.
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Musical Tesla Coil

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Samuel Catania

Home: Wisconsin, United States of America

Come see a live musical Tesla Coil! This device plays music using visible lightning! See us play short musical demos every 30 mins throughout the faire!
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Make a Paper Circuit

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Baxter Innovation Lab & Engineering Transfer

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Learn how to create a simple circuit to light up an LED. Take your creation home with you.
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Acrylikhan’s Workshop – Prop Building and Cosplay

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Frank Krug

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Using 3D printing and other building methods, I will be showing off scratch built props and and cosplay items that can be made with a 3D printer but also other materials!
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SamTheJam Leather Art 101

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Samantha McDonald

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Immerse yourself into the world of leather art. Join my table to get hands on experience using tools to craft your own leather art. I will offer smaller handmade leather pieces for a small fee for anyone interested.
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Lake County Robotics Competition

Faire: Lake County

Maker: CLC Engineering Transfer Dept

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Participants in the Lake County Robotics Competition will demonstrate their robots, running them through the same paces that will occur during the competition. Attendees may get the chance to drive the robots and check out the coding.
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Ela Area Public Library – Forge Makerspace

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Yolanda Prado

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Explore Ela Public Library’s Forge Makerspace, where creativity meets technology! See live 3D printing and laser cutting demos, and get hands-on with fun crafts like color-in stickers and emoji medallions.
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Make All Things @ Round Lake Area Public Library

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Round Lake Area Public Library

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Discover everything you can create in the X Lab at the Round Lake Area Public Library! Enjoy games, prizes, and a coloring station—fun for all ages!
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Reach for the Stars: Amateur Radio Satellites, Meshtastic Networks, and Your DIY Adventure

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Ralph Iden

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Explore the world of amateur radio, satellite communications, and Meshtastic networks. Build a project to take home to inspire your own DIY adventures. Perfect for curious minds and radio enthusiasts alike!
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Make and Take – 3D Printed Bluetooth Speaker Drivers

Faire: Lake County

Maker: Chris Bruce

Home: Illinois, United States of America

Come hand-wind and test a working 3D printed speaker driver for free, or even build and take home a complete working bluetooth speaker!
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