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Maker Faire Cardiff: Dorkbot's Pisanomatic Bike

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:43:00 GMT

Dorkbot Bristol (http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotbristol/) shows off its Arduino-powered musical bike (http://code.google.com/p/pisanomatic). Each note is triggered by polystyrene blocks passing through a motion sensor. You could do a two-wheeled version that would reward riding with a song.

By robertandrews

Tags : arduino, bicycle, bike, bristol, diy, dorkbot, hacker, maker, makerfaire, makerfairecardiff, mayyoulive, mayyouliveininterestingtimes, music, myliit, pisanomatic, sound, unicycle

Maker Faire Cardiff: MIDI-Controlled Xylophone

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:27:01 GMT

Konstantin from digital clock maker Kosbo (http://www.kosbo.com) shows me his DIY digital clocks, hacked together from 80s vacuum tubes and LEDs.

By robertandrews

Tags : arduino, diy, hacker, maker, makerfaire, makerfairecardiff, mayyoulive, mayyouliveininterestingtimes, midi, music, myliit, sequencer, technology

Maker Faire Cardiff: Kosbo's Digital Clocks

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:10:00 GMT

Konstantin from digital clock maker Kosbo (http://www.kosbo.com) shows me his DIY digital clocks, hacked together from 80s vacuum tubes and LEDs.

By robertandrews

Tags : 80s, clock, clocks, digital, konstatin, kosbo, led, maker, makerfaire, makerfairecardiff, mayyoulive, mayyouliveininterestingtimes, music, myliit, retro, time

Maker Faire Cardiff: The Amazing Rolo's Gelkies

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:04:01 GMT

Sound interface designer Yann Seznec's Gelkies

By robertandrews

Tags : art, artist, gelkies, interface, jamjars, jamming, maker, makerfaire, makerfairecardiff, mayyoulive, mayyouliveininterestingtimes, music, myliit, theamazingrolo, wiiloopmachine, yannseznec

Maker Faire Cardiff: Open Energy Monitor

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:38:01 GMT

Suneil Tagora of Open Sustainable Technologies (http://openenergymonitor.org) and Cardiff Wind (http://cardiffwindblogspot.com) demos his Open Energy Monitor

By robertandrews

Tags : diy, ecology, energy, environment, hacker, maker, makerfaire, makerfairecardiff, mayyoulive, mayyouliveininterestingtimes, myliit, openenergymonitor, wind

Video Guitars are the Future of Live Music

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:32:02 GMT

Which comes first, the music or the video? The question is moot now that artisan Ben Lewry of Visionary Instruments, has built an LCD video display into his guitar. After several prototypes, his custom video guitars now can run visualizations or movies by simply popping in a USB thumbdrive into a back panel. Visualizations can even be triggered with MIDI signals by playing the guitar. Steven Wilson, of Porcupine Tree, was so taken by Ben’s designs that he’s now rocking a video guitar to sold out shows around the world.

By getv

Tags : getv, irinaslutsky, makerfaire, makerfaire2009, videoguitar

MakerBot Dreams of Evil Darth Vader Heads

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:49:02 GMT

It’s true. The future is here. Really. Anything you can dream in 3D can be made real. MakerBot’s affordable Cupcake CNC, a slightly larger than a breadbox 3D printer, will take your 3D modeled dreams and make them manifest. MakerBot’s Bre Pettis, a man who knows how a lot about making robots and dreams come true, gives Irina the skinny on what MakerBot is and how it works.

By getv

Tags : DarthVader (3:54) , EmpireStateBuilding (0:55) , brepettis, getv, irinaslutsky, makerbot, makerfaire, makerfaire2009, secretcompartmentbox (0:48) , stormtrooper (1:03)

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Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT

By janerri

Tags : 2008), janerri, maker faire, robots

a spiritual release

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:53:00 GMT

By janerri

Tags : 2008), janerri, maker faire, robots

machine eats manikin

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:54:02 GMT

By janerri

Tags : 2008), janerri, maker faire, robots

Maker Faire - Life Size Mousetrap

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:26:00 GMT

One of our favorite sights at Maker Faire, back in May -- a Life Size Mousetrap game, including a 4oo lb safe which drop on the mic at end. Very, very, very cool! From the Maker Faire web site... The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN! Web site: http://lifesizemousetrap.org

By douglaswelch

Tags : fun, game, makerfaire, mousetrap, rubegoldberg, show

Maker Faire - Walking Cart

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:26:00 GMT

An interesting walking robot, actually it looks more like it is rollerblading, from Maker Faire

By douglaswelch

Tags : faire, maker, makerfair2008, makerfaire, robot

Maker Faire - Sparks

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:11:06 GMT

From the Maker Faire Program... Jack Sparx and his Electric Toys Electricity you can see and feel will thrill those that come visit me! Small and medium Tesla coils, a large Van de Graff gnerator that will shock you if you like. Learn how a Jacob's Ladder is built and see one displayed. If you enjoy lightning storms, you'll have fun as we play with my high voltage toys! Web site: http://www.jacksparx.com iPod Ready Movie Topic(s): Science Tags: Tesla+Coil "Jacob's Ladder" " Van de Graff generator" About the Maker(s) John Dyer [jd3@dyerelectric.com] Dyer Electric The first word I said was plug! I have been involved with electricity all my life. I have had careers as an electrical contractor, radio engineer, audio engineer and many others. Born, raised, and remain in Sacramento. Built and exhibited art, a radio station and science at Burning Man and other venues around the area.

By douglaswelch

Tags : electricity, glow, maker, makerfaire, makerfaire2008, sparks

Maker Faire - The Crucible

Sat, 17 May 2008 22:17:17 GMT

From the Maker Faire (http://makerfaire.com) program... The Crucible (http://thecrucible.org) is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and industrial arts. The Crucible is fast becoming the best-equipped public industry and arts education facility on the West Coast

By douglaswelch

Tags : 2008, education, faire, maker, makerfaire, metal, skills, technical, torch, welding

Maker Faire - Swarm

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:54:01 GMT

From the Maker Faire Program (http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/1091) About the Maker(s): Marnia Johnston SWARM is built to explore the aesthetic possibilities in the emergent behavior of artificial systems. As a first step, Orbs are remote-controlled by human operators, but each Orb's sounds and color illumination is algorithmically generated in response to location and motion. Each Orb has sophisticated navigational sensors including GPS, accelerometers, and rate gyros. We are progressing towards sophisticated navigational algorithms, much like those used in spacecraft, that allow each orb to determine its location with high accuracy. From this, we can explore emergent and cooperative behavior like flocking as well as new possibilities in machine choreography. SWARM is not a simulation. SWARM is a platform for art of the 21st century. http://wiki.orbswarm.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

By douglaswelch

Tags : california, faire, machine, maker, makerfaire, orb, robot, robots, sanfrancisco, sanmateo, swarm